moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
traitor (to one's country)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
large quantities of alcohol; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
court lady; lady-in-waiting
deep sleep; sleep soundly
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
national holiday; festival day
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Japanese apricot orchard; plum orchard; plum garden; ume orchard
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
unexpectedly; by chance or accident
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
quickness; agility; activity
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to knock down; to knock off
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead