to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
ama; female diver who collects shells, seaweed, etc.
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
sons and daughters; children; girl
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
even though; despite; when
every house; each household
madness; craziness; insanity
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
major earthquake; large earthquake
heavy damage; havoc; ravages
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
wearing oneself out with work
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
as usual; as is one's habit
I Ching (ancient Chinese divination and philosophical text; one of the Five Classics of Confucianism); The Book of Changes; Yijing
delivering a message to the emperor
calamity; disaster; misfortune
natural disaster; cataclysm
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
servant; manservant; menial
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
successively; one after another
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)