still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
the lower classes; the common people
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
bad influence; negative influence
every year; yearly; annually
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
area; region; district; locality
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
management; administration; operation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to die out; to become extinct
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
occurrence; happening; incident; event
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)