hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
(how) many times; (how) often
to repeat; to do over again
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
green dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
border (between countries); national border