hutong; narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
police affairs; military police
secretary (government); director; chief
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
substation; branch office
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
edict; ordinance; proclamation
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
indictment; prosecution; complaint
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
like; similar to; same as
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice