like a decent person; human
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
overripeness; full maturity; full development
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
controlled society; regulated society
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
three generations; three periods; third generation
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
time axis; time basis; timeline
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
gushing forth (e.g. of oil); spouting; natural emergence (of a hot spring)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)