to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
powerful person; influential person
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
military force; military strength
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
overestimation; overvaluing
sense of smell; olfaction
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
western hemisphere; the Occident
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
all things in nature; the whole creation
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly