being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to solicit; to demand; to extort
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
elevation; height above sea level
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
foreign; abroad; overseas
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
cultural assets; cultural property
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
wealthy person; millionaire
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind