injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
imperial blessing or favor (favour)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
government service; official position; civil service
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
item; article; clause; section; point
besides; moreover; in addition
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
gloominess; gloom; questionable; unfair; underhand
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
expressing one's mind; speaking out
long (time that has passed); old (story)
one's place of appointment; one's post
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
because of; owing to; due to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year