to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to prostrate oneself before
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
royal capital; imperial capital
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
furnishings; implements; equipment
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
title deed; certificate of title
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
property; fortune; assets
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to accept; to receive; to agree
entreaty; appeal; petition
such ... as; or some such
memory; sense; experience
until now; so far; up to the present
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to meet; to assemble; to congregate