to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
bowing respectfully with one's hands clasped in front of one's chest; (arch.) abdication of an emperor to a successor (China)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
leader (of an alliance); leading power
long ago; already; a long time ago
merger; (presenting a) united front
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
establishment; settlement
based on; on the basis of
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
himself; yourself; herself
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder