secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session
prime minister (in ancient China)
rising; ascending; climbing
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
early on; earlier on; from early
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
medium build; meat of medium quality
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
villager; village folk; countryfolk
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
superior; excellent; fine
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
all night long; all through the night
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
to talk; to chat; to chatter
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened