indolence; laziness; sloth
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
command; lead; generalship; leadership
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
shallow thinker; indecisive person
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to mind; to care; to worry
to take; to catch; to capture
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
to repeat; to do something over again
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
individual; one by one; separate; each
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to give rise to; to cause
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
temporary residence or shelter
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
creation; nature; the Universe
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
natural (physical) environment
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)