public safety; public welfare
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
endurance; perseverance; patience
to send or direct a person to
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
disagreement; disapproval; objection; dissent; non-consent
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
place; situation; position; location
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(execution by) decapitation
to be worried; to be troubled
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
sincere; honest; faithful
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
the orders of one's ruler
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
stairs; stairway; staircase