without permission; without notice
important place; strategic point; critical location
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
military affairs; military service
importance; emphasis; stress
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
sick person; patient; invalid
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Earth Monkey (45th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
deceased father; late father
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
groundless rumor (rumour)
question; inquiry; enquiry
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
wheat straw; barley straw
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with