to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
residence; abode; dwelling
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
wearing one's hair in braids
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
one person; ordinary; common
black rope used to bind criminals; being bound in prison
serious; severe; grave; acute
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
circulation; dissemination
other than; excluding; without
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
overseas student; exchange student
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relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
quinquennial; recurring every five years
sarcophagus; stone coffin
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
indolence; laziness; sloth