March; third month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
pending question; unresolved problem
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
foundation; basic principles
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
official announcement; proclamation
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
retention; maintenance; preservation
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
exorcism rite; purification
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
lawfulness; legality; validity; legitimacy
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees