to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
solitude; loneliness; isolation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
silence; stillness; quietness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
seedling; sapling; young tree
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
visual hallucination; vision
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?