drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
shopping; purchased goods
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health