insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
should do; ought to do; must do
at first; in the beginning; originally
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
along the road; along the way
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
self-determination; suicide
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
imperial investiture; installation
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery