life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
tool; implement; means; furniture
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and yet; despite (all) that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
the other day; some time ago; recently
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
royal capital; imperial capital
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
prime minister; premier; chancellor
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive