impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
local government employee; local civil servant
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
fire chief's car; command vehicle
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
city police; municipal police
ambitious; motivated; willful
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
(how) many times; (how) often
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down