Di people; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
great emperor; ... the Great
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
to split (by striking); to disclose
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
very; extremely; excessively
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
around the world; throughout the world
way of reciting; way of telling a story
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
completely; entirely; totally
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously