huge rock; firmness; solidity
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
time of great change; era of reform
directly; in person; firsthand
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
the present regime; the existing regime
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to make a speech; to address
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
natural virtue; personal virtue
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
menial; meanness; servility; abject
flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky
(Japanese) empress; queen
at a young age; while still young
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
(social) position; status
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
many; a lot; much; multitude
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse