to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mental derangement; madness; insanity
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
last night; yesterday evening
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dominion; territory; possession
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away