Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
-less; lacking; non-existing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
summer vacation; summer holiday
not caring; not giving a damn
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
going through; going via; going by way of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
public and private; official and personal; government and people
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
social responsibility; social accountability
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
next term; next period; next version; next release
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend