stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227)
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
temporary; transitory; short-lived
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
(of a kind) never to be seen again
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
nothing but; except; no more than
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union)
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the same; the said; likewise