to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
three days and three nights
joints; points (of a speech)
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
body and soul; mind and body
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
to have a relationship; to have relations
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
mistress; kept woman; concubine
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
dock; thorough physical examination
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
patient; having a long fuse
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess