change; alteration; modification
abuse; misuse; perversion
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
international organization; international organisation
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to speak ill of; to disparage
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
forced repatriation; deportation
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
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driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
avocado (Persea americana)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
natural calamity; disaster
pardon me for leaving (first)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
nonetheless; nevertheless
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out