reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
young master; son of a high-ranking person
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
granted that; even if; even though
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
king; monarch; ruler; champion
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
one's house; one's home; one's family
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
certainly; surely; definitely
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
(present) head of a family
to be doing; to be in the process of doing