to abandon; to give up on; to desert
state governor; governor of a state
New York (state); New York State
parkway; road through a park
(the crime of) high treason
Kangxi era (of emperor Shengzu of Qing; 1661-1722)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty; seichōtai; typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
second generation; second; junior
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
office and rank; an official rank
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
succession struggle; succession race
Yongzheng era (of emperor Shizong of Qing; 1722-1735)
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
(navigable) canal; waterway
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
temple name (a two-character posthumous name given to Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese royalty); name given to a mausoleum (or shrine, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased