improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(in) her way; peculiar to her
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
(instruction) manual; handbook
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
resignation; acceptance; consolation
much less; to say nothing of
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
woman; lady; adult female
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
timewise; temporal; chronal
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
re-education; retraining; in-service training