hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
government management; state management
historical archive; library of historical records
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
rather; better; instead; if anything
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
historic; historical; traditional
to collect; to assemble; to gather
genuine article; real thing; real deal
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
article (in a collection, etc.); piece
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
grave goods; burial accessories
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to take over; to hand over
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)