to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to shed light; to cast light
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
long-term (business) strategy
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to worry about; to be vexed
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
question sheet; question paper
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
the Five Good Emperors (of the Roman Empire; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
this and that; one thing and another
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)