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stature; body height

1

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

2

to become empty; to be emptied

2

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

country living; life in the country; country life

2

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

4

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

7

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

1

Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)

1

public road; highway

31

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

9

fourth-born daughter

1

couple

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

1

objection

2

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)

1

(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

2

Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse

1

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

1

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

3

Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)

1

medium; diviner; shaman; oracle

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

3

Choukou

2

religious organization; religious organisation

2

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

3

after one's death

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

4

founder of a religious sect

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

12

we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

2

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); to be delivered

2

submission; return to allegiance

7

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

2

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

shamanism

4

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

dirty; vulgar; nasty

2

civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

ruler; monarch; sovereign

8

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

1