teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to increase; to add to; to augment
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
righteousness; justice; right
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
short pause; short interval
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
use; utilization; utilisation; application
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
just because; even if; even though
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red