important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
retainer; vassal; servant
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
new government; new administration
Guangzhou (China); Canton
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; 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 be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be helpful; to be useful
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters