war; fighting; fierce competition
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
infants; babies and very young children
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
with these words; while saying
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
something like ...; something called ...
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
class; heading; group; category
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
high; noble; refined; advanced
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicate reason; infers some protest
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp