system; institution; organization; organisation
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
every day and every night
biological child; one's own child
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
pretension; assumption (of a title)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
funny story; funny anecdote
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
switching over to; migration; transition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material