though; notwithstanding; although
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to apportion; to share; to divide and give out
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
negotiations; discussions; connection
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
social meeting place; watering hole
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)