originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
now that; since; so long as; because
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to grimace; to make a wry face
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
selection; choice; option
to lose heart; to lose motivation
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to fight; to exchange blows
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
accomplishment; execution
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to set (sun); to become dark
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
one's way back; one's way home
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity