to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
instead; but (on the other hand)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to wash away; to rinse off
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to bury; to embed; to implant
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to name; to call; to christen; to term
posthumous name; posthumous title
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to be frank; to drop all pretense