fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
besides; in addition; also; moreover
hegemony; leadership; initiative
really; truly; indeed; good grief
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as (for); for; in the capacity of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to talk to oneself; to mutter
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grow up; to become an adult
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to fit (inside something)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)