to come for the first time; to become for the first time
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
chaps (in the skin); cracks
emperor; prince; princess
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
rather than; more ... than ...
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
observation; survey; watching
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
several hundred; hundreds (of)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
antiquity; the previous era
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness