(starting) from nothing; from scratch
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to approach; to draw near
if so; in that case; in that situation
anything and everything; just about everything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
since the dawn of history
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to surround; to crowd around
foreign enemy; outside invader
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
for example; for instance; e.g.
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
only; merely; but; no more than
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to have a talk; to tell a story
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication