flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
company; corporation; workplace
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
on countless occasions; many a time
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
in the course of one's duties
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
very much; very many; more and more
weird; strange; mysterious
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
feeling keenly; fully realizing
worry; mental agony; heartache
utmost limit; extremity; result
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to replace; to move; to change the position of
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sad; wretched; deplorable
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide