mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into