vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
contrived; false-sounding
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
surface of the water; face of the water
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
trifling; trivial; insignificant
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
to dribble; to drip; to drop
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
unseasonable; out-of-season
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
western expedition; military campaign to the west
brilliant; bright; glorious
to put together; to assemble
this occasion; at this time; now
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to seem talented
normal practice; proper practice
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
puerperium; postpartum period; postnatal period; bed used by a woman in childbirth
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame