anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
clear; bright; plain; obvious
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
recital; recitation; chant(ing)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
dedication; presentation; gift
scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
bravery; courage; heroism
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
mask; disguise; guise; mask
no matter what it is; in every case
mausoleum; imperial court
equality; impartiality; evenness
imperial command; government order
disobeying the emperor's order
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances