immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
first of all; in the first place
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
in search of; in order to look for
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
share in inheritance; inheritance share; portion of inheritance
calm; composed; cool; quiet
battle dust; the tumult of war
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
(theatrical) provincial tour
military science; strategy; tactics
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
benevolence; charity; love
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like