the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
concealment; suppression; hiding
single word; a few words; brief comment
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
absolutely; positively; decidedly
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
that is to say; so that means
genuine article; real thing; real deal
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
successive generations; successive emperors
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
common knowledge; well-known fact
conversely; on the contrary
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
reign; being on the throne
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
several times; a few times
tradition; legend; folklore
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
jewel; precious stone; gem
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about