pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
leader (of an alliance); leading power
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
foreign enemy; outside invader
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
technological development
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do