polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
coastal waters; adjacent seas
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
(way of) spending money; free spending
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
life of faith; religious life
Caria; Karia; Calia; Kallir
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
the deceased; the departed
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
grave maintenance; grave keeper
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
material (data) for one's research; research material
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
clinic; medical office; infirmary
next generation; future generation
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
with a bump; with a clunk
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged