to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
thorough; exhaustive; complete
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
reason for being; raison d'être
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
medium; mediocrity; average
to write down; to record; to register
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
workshop; studio; atelier
February; second month of the lunar calendar
second week's memorial services
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)