to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
keeping soil in good condition
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
orphan; person without friends
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be born; to come into the world
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
being fond of children; person fond of children
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
water shortage; shortage of water supply
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
just one person; only one
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move