office and rank; an official rank
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
festival merrymaking; revelry
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
it's been a long time; long time no see
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
everything; anything; nothing
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
though; notwithstanding; although
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
distinguished or meritorious service