district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
restoration; repair; mending
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
guess; conjecture; surmise
to compete with; to vie for
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
competing; competition; auction
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
in the meanwhile; during the time
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(social) position; status
due form; official; formality
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection