staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
spare time; free time; leisure
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
one's innermost thoughts (feelings)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
equality; impartiality; evenness
Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)
every year; year after year
number of persons; personnel
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
importation; ingression; migration; transfection
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
outside the country; abroad
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
remarkable; striking; obvious
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
source of funds; resources; finances
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
number of households (houses)
development; exploitation
standing; reserve; always having ready
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few