compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
very young; little; childish; immature
(present) head of a family
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
central part; heart (of a city)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
family; members of a family
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's later years; final years (in life)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
woman; female; feminine gender
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading