to decline to pay; to refuse payment
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
Wang Mang (45 BCE - 23 CE), Chinese emperor
speech; tongue; talk; dialect; brogue; accent
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
subordinate official; government clerk
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
false; punish; crime; law; ruler
deworming medicine; anthelmintic
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
government service; government employ
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
measure to win somebody over to one's side
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
submission; return to allegiance
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
the masses; the lower classes; the common people