severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
work; labor; labour; toil
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
justice; fairness; impartiality
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
imperial decree; imperial edict
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
southern part; the south (of a region)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
same; similar; (just) like; equal
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
criticism; commentary; review
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)