teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
these guys; these fellows
openly; in public; without caring what others think
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to flare up; to burst into flames
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
looking or acting as if one owned the place
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
straight-laced person; stubborn person
end; tip; extremities; terminal
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
setting a bad example to others
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
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.)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to take up one's residence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed