Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
war; battle; match; game; competition
high ground; plateau; heights
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
same; similar; (just) like; equal
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
literally; to the letter; literal
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to pick up; to find; to gather
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
boiled and half-dried bonito
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
gesture; sign; hand signal
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to look around; to survey
right side; right-hand side
one house; the same house
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)