decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
glorious achievement; distinguished service
great person; eminent figure
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
ancient time; age of the gods
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
this world; this life; this generation; present day
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
adding up; totalling; totaling
to be erected; to be built
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
striking; remarkable; considerable
to subsist; to keep on living
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)