it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
until now; so far; up to the present
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to boost; to force up; to push up
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I see; that's right; indeed
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
victory or defeat; victory and defeat