(not) even with; (not) even using
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
hell on earth; living hell
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
30th day of the month; 30 days
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to be handed down from generation to generation
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
living person; the living
to control; to command; to get the better of
characteristic vibration; normal mode
resonance; sympathetic vibration
material; substance; matter
disintegration; self-destruction
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
married woman; woman; lady
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
oracle; revelation; divine message
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in