crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
support; backing; patronage
imperial court; royal court
royalists; royalist faction
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
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 regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
caller; visitor; company; guest
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
justice; fairness; impartiality
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
had better ...; had better not ...
had better ...; had better not ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
infant; baby; little child
to smile broadly; to grin widely
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
leader; authority; mainstay
vassals; retainers; followers
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
to scatter away; to vanish
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy