that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in swarms; in great crowds
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
finish; completion; the end
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
virtue and influence; virtue and authority
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml); (arch.) banknote; (arch.) paper money
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
Manchu person; Manchu people; Manchurian
sincerity and kindheartedness; honesty and simplicity
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
wherein; therein; thereinto
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats