to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
remark; statement; discourse
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
quotation; citation; reference
(written) work; book; writings
to graduate from a university
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
pupil; student; schoolchild
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
world; society; people; the public
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
it is not (like that) either
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
when it becomes; when it comes to
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)