illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
death penalty; capital punishment
to kill; to choke the life out of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
job; work; duties; trade; skill
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to have a rumor circulating
desperately; for one's dear life
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
personification; anthropomorphization
to care for someone; to look after someone
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
mental illness; emotional disorder
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out