soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
besides; in addition; also; moreover
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
refinement; elegance; grace
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to become desperate; to give in to despair
waste; uselessness; redundance
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
talk; story; conversation
extremely; terrifically; super
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
price; cost; value; worth; value
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
go that far; to that extent