China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
unkindness; unfriendliness
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
exactly as stated; verbatim
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
to be touching; to be moving
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to emphasize; to attach importance to
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
directly (from someone's mouth); in one's own words
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
accomplishment; execution
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
region; limits; stage; level
emphasizes direct object of action
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up