handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
bashful; shameful; ashamed
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
dragon god; dragon king; naga
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
national border; provincial border
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
way of speaking; intimation
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
suddenly; all of a sudden
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tool; implement; means; furniture
labor; labour; manpower; working force
wages; pay; rental payment
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
and so; therefore; for that reason
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit