lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
to be smeared; to be covered
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
imagination; supposition; guess
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
curiosity; inquisitiveness
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
literary art; literary activity; writing
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
within; inside of; less than
directions; instructions; orders; command
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
one day; (on) a certain day
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
24 hours; twenty-four hours
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
relation; connection; relevance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure