humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
patience; endurance; perseverance
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
1,000,000; one million; million; many
subject; national; citizen
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
tendency; trend; inclination
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
few decades; many decades; several decades
cannot be helped; unavoidable
situation; developments; outcome
aggressiveness; aggression
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin