war; fighting; fierce competition
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to pick up; to find; to gather
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
very young; little; childish; immature
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to return a favor (favour); to repay
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
due form; official; formality
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be surprised; to be astonished
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
equality; impartiality; evenness