I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
(being) worth seeing; impressive
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
official history; authorized history
around the world; throughout the world
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to set (sun); to become dark
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
members; member; constituent
same trade; same business; same profession
same village; same town; same province
same family (race, tribe)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
during a telephone call; busy line
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world