government service; the bureaucracy
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
hard to control; unmanageable
unconditionally; as a rule
guess; speculation; supposition
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
method of bringing up; method of raising
depending on; dependent on
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
healthy; sound; wholesome
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
abuse; misuse; perversion
waste of time; killing time
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort