Vocabulary

eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land

bitter cold and fierce heat

exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality

being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort

being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort

smooth-talking and humorous; with jocose and comical airs

behind with everything; too late; reactive

Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat

(people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace

salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; pigheaded; incapable of making sound judgements because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality

hardships and privations

firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine

firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine

Deva king (guardian god at a temple gate, holding a vajra); Vajrapani

the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are

complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways

befuddled (bewildered, confused) state; stupor

chaotic state; turmoil; disarray; labyrinth

utmost limits; to the finish; to the (bitter) end; to the hilt; down to the bedrock

resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen (sparkling) intellect

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family

talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; men of genius tend to be of delicate health; whom the gods love die young

closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime

being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear

separation of church and state; separation of religious ritual and government administration

resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen intellect

state of (mental) confusion (agitation)

light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter

mountains rising one above another

inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty

three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest

retribution spanning the three temporal worlds (present, past, future)

utterly callous; atrociously brutal; cruel and inhuman

cruel and inhuman; brutal; merciless

atrocious and cold-blooded; cruel; brutal; merciless

three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)

a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest

deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation