tool; implement; means; furniture
thereupon; shortly thereafter
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to thrust down; to push off
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
feminine; womanly; female
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
(opening of a) wound; cut
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
Wu Zetian (624-705); Empress Wu
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
empress (consort); queen (consort)
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
world history; international history
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
department store; department