(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hometown; rural township (of China)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
system; institution; organization; organisation
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to serve; to work for; to attend
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to be smeared; to be covered
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to express (in words); to confess