(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
consequence; outcome; result; blame
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
control; management (e.g. of a business)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to collect; to assemble; to gather
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
religious organization; religious organisation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ongoing; in progress; afoot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back