congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
to take back; to recapture
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
government official; public official
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to be worried; to be troubled
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
household of which half of the taxes were given to a designated person (ritsuryo system); vassal household allotted to a courtier
empress dowager; queen mother
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
one's real father; natural father; biological father
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
proposal; offer; request; application
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress