battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
decline; fall; decay; withering
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to die (in action, in one's youth)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
convenient; expedient; makeshift
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
based on; built on; made from
place of residence; dwelling place
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
each house; every house; many houses
brown; light brown; tawny
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
specimen; sample; object to be examined
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
unimpressive; unimpressed
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability