present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
but; however; provided that
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(period of) a year; during an era
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to concern; to be related
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
large number (of); many; majority
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
wood-block printing; publication
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
after death; posthumously
unique; individual; original; unusual
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
first part; first volume; prequel