quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
order; sequence; procedure
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
store; reserve; stock; savings
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
original intention; initial resolution
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
common front; united front
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
ministries and government offices; the authorities
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
good person; virtuous person
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
survivor's pension or annuity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
indictment; prosecution; complaint
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
unbroken; endless; continuous
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody