transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
antiquity; the previous era
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
made-to-order; custom-made
wet nurse; nursing mother
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
handsome young man; Adonis
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
reality; actuality; hard fact
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to