being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
infancy; childhood; tender age
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to do together; to share; to participate in
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
female court attendant; court lady
to be pregnant; to be with child
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
samurai; warrior; military family
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one's own child; one's own children
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to accept (a thing) with thanks
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
ostensible (surface) reason
due form; official; formality
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards