manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
western annex; west building
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to suppress one's emotions
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
forcibly; by force; against one's will
cake or snack served with tea
historical context; historical background
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
melancholy; gloom; depression
racial discrimination; racism
still; even now; to this day
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
peace conference; peace negotiations
to put out; to extinguish
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to detain; to take into custody
bereavement; separation by death; loss
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
good old; good old-fashioned