well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
watering hole; watering place
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
by itself; automatically; naturally
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to arrive home; to return
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
writing; composition; essay; sentence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)