Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
development; exploitation
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
money-making; earning money
tool; implement; means; furniture
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
I appreciate your efforts
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at once; immediately; right now
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be a matter of life or death
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate