not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
complete; whole; perfect; safe
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
military service; combat experience
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in that manner; like that
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
something like ...; something called ...
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
father; dad; husband; you; he
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
first month of the lunar calendar; January
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date