receiving (from a superior); bestowed
at precisely that time; at exactly that moment; just then; right then
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
rebellion; great uprising
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
having no effect; waste of effort
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
successively; one after another
illusion; fallacy; delusion
great mountain; large mountain
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
in the mountains; among the mountains
artist's studio; workshop; studio; atelier
atelier; studio; workshop
considerably; greatly; a lot
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to move; to move to a new location
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
limbs; arms and legs; body
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
red and blue; paints; colors; painting; picture
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
richly colored; richly coloured
great difference; major mistake