rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
original author (of a work)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
living as a layperson; not entering the priesthood; layperson
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
distress; wretched condition
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to accept; to receive; to agree
just one person; only one
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings