meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
wound (suffered in a fight)
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
secret; private; surreptitious
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
calamity; misfortune; disaster
strictly; severely; rigidly
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
confidence; trust; faith; credit
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to scuttle off; to take flight
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
(dead) body; corpse; remains
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
now that; since; as long as; provided that
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
recompense; indemnity; atonement
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
husband and wife; married couple
lover; sweetheart; mistress
dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction