corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
war funds; war chest; campaign fund
here and there; in places
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
question to be settled first; first consideration
sending a telegram; telegraph
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
report in detail; formal statement
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
in the meanwhile; during the time
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
family name; lineage; birth; clan
without money; no need for money
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
excellent plan; best policy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
the said person; he; she; same surname
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan