to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
myself; yourself; I; me; you
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
river; stream; River; the ... river
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
again; once more; a second time
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh