to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
all creation; all nature; all the universe
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
office and rank; an official rank
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
wet nurse; nursing mother
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
one's way back; one's way home
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
slave traffic; slave dealer
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss