one of these days; someday; one day
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)
surgery; surgical procedure
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
important point; strategic position; key point
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very young; little; childish; immature
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
mountain river; mountain stream
state; country; nation; tutelary deity; god of grain
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
what's what; heads or tails
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect