a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
government; administration
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
myself; yourself; I; me; you
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
America and Britain; American-British
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
honorific/polite/humble prefix
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into