on the occasion of; at the time of
one or two; a few; small number
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
no way to do; nothing can be done
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
to speak ill of; to disparage
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
total energy; all efforts
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
inflicting injury (criminally)
very great; enormous; serious
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)