bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
rampancy; prevalence; domination
coming and going; traffic
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
north wind; northerly wind
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
people; men and women; each person; everybody
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to gain fame; to make one's name
distress; wretched condition
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
conferring of decorations
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
magic sword; cursed sword
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down