tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to make use of; to lend money
remaining amount; balance (of an account)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
reign; being on the throne
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ruler; monarch; sovereign
family; relatives; dependents; household
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
Daewongun (honorary title for the father of the king in Joseon-era Korea; esp. in ref. to Heungseon Daewongun, father of Emperor Gojong)
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
modern state; modern nation
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
estimate (of costs); budget
bank; banking institution
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business