Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
systematic; regular; routine
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
the other day; a few days ago
sign; indication; omen; symptom
short and stout; small but wide around
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unprecedented; never seen before
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
negotiations; discussions; connection
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
(coming to a) sudden stop
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
invitation; introduction; temptation
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction