to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
even though; despite; when
review; reconsideration; revision
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
extermination; expulsion; destruction
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
heading; headline; index; headword
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
news; word; tidings; omen
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
such; like that; in that way