worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
individual; private person; personal; natural person
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
several years; a few years
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
be (that) as it may; having said that
residents of the capital; townsfolk
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to incur someone's enmity
since the dawn of history
occurrence; happening; incident; event
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
(national) capital (city); metropolis
powerful person; influential person
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious