elopement; running away with a lover
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
government office; agency; board
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
great man; hero; master mind
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to have an eye on; to zero in on
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)