holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
shah; former ruler of Iran
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
because of; owing to; due to
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
courtesy call; courtesy visit
as before; as ever; as it was originally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
at least; at most; (even) just
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what kind of business; what sort of matter
critical condition; being on the verge of death
condition; state (of health); appearance
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
death (of an emperor); demise
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
tool; implement; means; furniture
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to subsist; to keep on living
to watch over; to watch attentively
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)