enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
detached; aloof; indifferent
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
on countless occasions; many a time
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
suppression; repression; subjugation
ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to finish; to end; to close
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
successive generations; successive emperors
to prostrate oneself before
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief