to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
Son of God; child of an emperor
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
neglecting; leaving alone
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
parent-child relationship
end of war; cessation of hostilities
outline; summary; argument
reign; being on the throne
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
food and drink; eating and drinking
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
the Big Three (countries)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
having sociable manners; sociable
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
way of asking; way of listening; listener
presentation techniques; way of showing something
outside the country; abroad
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
all right; very well; okay; I got it
excellent plan; best policy
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly