to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
good or bad luck; fortune
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
one's previous life; previous existence
antiquity; the previous era
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
(divine) providence; dispensation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
largest number; plurality
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
one's possessions; ownership
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
court (of law); courtroom
trial; judgement; judgment
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)