to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
indispensable; essential; necessary
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
putting life into; animating; cheering up
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
rare (or peculiar) animal
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
consoling the spirits of the dead
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
had better ...; had better not ...
strong point; forte; merit; strength
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
that year; same year; same age
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals