while alive; during one's lifetime
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storehouse; warehouse; godown
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to slap; to strike; to spank
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to have meaning; to be meaningful
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
rather; sooner; preferably
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
good person; virtuous person
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away