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