in the same manner as before; the same as always
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
particularly; only; in the case of
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
foundation stone; cornerstone
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
staying behind; remaining; residual
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
otherwise; or else; if not
to do someone in; to bump someone off
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
logistical support; combat service support
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(one acting as a) foster parent
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
preserved food boiled in soy
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
main question; real issue at hand
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
great cause; moral law; justice
difference; discrepancy; variation
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention