longing for; burning desire
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
supreme; sublime; highest
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to torment; to torture; to harass
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
imperial court; royal court
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
study; research; investigation
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
comfort; consolation; diversion