one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to live; to make a living; to get on with
go that far; to that extent
himself; yourself; herself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
honour; honor; glory; privilege
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
selection; choice; option
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
finally; barely; only just; gradually
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
Ministry of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass (of time); to elapse
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
painting red; vermillion lacquering
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.