vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
mining; digging; working (a mine)
crops; agricultural produce
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
registration book; registration card
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
remarkable; striking; obvious
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
3000; three thousand; many
one's later years; final years (in life)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
training; education; development; cultivation
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
orphan; person without friends
period of youth; while young
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
big problem; major issue; big controversy