century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to cover fully; to wrap around
environmental problem; environmental issue
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
loveable; very likeable; like very much
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely