to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to brighten; to grow light
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
abolition of the han system
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
recognition; acquaintance
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
consequently; as a result
refutation; rebuttal; retort
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
to play a leading role; to play a central part
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
attendance; participation; presence