compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive; producing many works; writing prolifically
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
anthology; collection of works
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
drama; play; Chinese opera
(full-length) novel; long novel
academic paper; scholarly paper; academic article; treatise
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
leadership; initiative; spearhead
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
historical; traditional; historic
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
self-control; self-restraint
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
settlement out of court; private settlement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak