to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to increase; to add to; to augment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
companion; partner; spouse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
settlement; solution; resolution
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
after that; afterwards; thereafter
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor