to serve; to work for; to attend
this (very thing); this precisely
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
sound argument; clever presentation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to some extent; to a certain extent
8000; eight thousand; many
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
kindnesses; friendship; cordialities
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
good; goodness; right; virtue
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
true character; real nature
skilled manager; resourceful general
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
cannot be helped; unavoidable
contest; comparison; competition
sympathy; compassion; pity
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)