negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
station; office; guardroom
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
power; authority; jurisdiction
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
guess; speculation; supposition
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
moderate faction; moderates
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
complication; confusion; disorder
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
beyond that point; after that
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive