wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
transfer; transport; removal
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
on the sea; surface of the sea
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
prototype model; experimental machine
a help; an aid; some assistance
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
house; dwelling; human habitation
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
the way back; the way home; return trip
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
clerk; office worker; kulak
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
complexion; colour; color; blood red
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
guess; conjecture; surmise