January; first month of the lunar calendar
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
royal capital; imperial capital
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
recommendation; endorsement
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to tower above; to stand out
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to whine; to make feeble complaints
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
treasure chest; strongbox