(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
precocity; early ripening; premature development
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
execution of an offender's entire family as a deterrent to others (predominantly in Chinese history)
tragic death; violent death
false reputation; empty title; empty name
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
putting an entire family to death; eradicating a whole family
working in the fields; working on a farm
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
way of solving (a problem); solution
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
river management; river improvement; flood control
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
one's own profits; one's own pockets
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
quick-witted; quick to understand
the late emperor; preceding emperor
to run away; to escape safely
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)
reestablish; reset (a password)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
favourable wind; favorable wind
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty