application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
incommunicative; taciturn
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
moment by moment; hour by hour
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
human relations; humanity
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
degenerate age; corrupt world; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
serious; severe; grave; acute
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
high mountain; alpine mountain
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
megacity; city with over a million people
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to come into being; to be born
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)