wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to subsist; to keep on living
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(social) position; status
property; fortune; assets
(political) power; authority; influence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
goodness; excellence; virtue
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
father; dad; husband; you; he
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to