to defend oneself; to protect oneself
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to have meaning; to be meaningful
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
loved one; lover; sweetheart
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
3000; three thousand; many
tens of thousands of years
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
telecommunications; correspondence
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
interference; intervention; meddling
natural disaster; cataclysm
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
imprisonment; incarceration
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to complain; to make a complaint
carrying voice; well-projected voice
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
natural (physical) environment
transport; transportation