otherwise; if not; or else
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one's post; place of work; workplace
reshuffling; job rotation
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
everything working out as desired
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
mental; spiritual; emotional
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that's true; of course; obviously
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to detain; to check; to restrain
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
store interior; inside of a shop
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of