entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
plural; multiple; several
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
knowing; (an) acquaintance
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
support; backing; aid; assistance
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to pass (of time); to elapse
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
considerably; fairly; quite
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
several years; a few years
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one's way back; one's way home
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort