execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
personal history; background; career
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
proper; right; reasonable
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
that's the way it is; such is life
maintenance; preservation; improvement
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
lumping together; putting all together
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
political measures; policy
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
a long time ago; long ago
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows