disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
modesty; self-control; discretion
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
living free from worldly care; easy and comfortable living
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
scared; afraid; trembling with fear
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
to pass (of time); to elapse
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
schoolchild; pupil; after-school childcare
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
pursuit of learning; study
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
review (of learned material); revision
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all