to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to look away; to avert one's eyes
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
disturbance; riot; mayhem
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
next term; next period; next version; next release
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to give out (off) fragrance
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
true state; actual condition; reality
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
explanation; interpretation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
every person; each one; everybody
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly