to take over; to hand over
silence; stillness; quietness
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
large amount of money; great cost
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
usurer; usury; loansharking
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
moneylending; moneylender
to miss (one's chance to ...)
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
history; pedigree; lineage
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
speculation; thinking; meditation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)