cultivation; refinement; culture; education
official in charge; person in charge
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to underrate; to make light of
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
at some point in the past; at some stage
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
bad influence; negative influence
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
nothing but; none other than
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
throughput; processing power
so what!; who gives a damn?
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to redeem (from sin); to save
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy