henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
showing no fear, even of God
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
top of the head; crown of the head
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
grotesque; disgusting; gross
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
nonprosecution; nonindictment
country living; life in the country; country life
during imprisonment; while in jail
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
all-night vigil over a body; wake
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder