to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
business world; business circles; (the) industry
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to cease; to stop; to be over
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to wash away; to rinse off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
please (give me); please (do for me)