Vocabulary

personnel record; business record

rack (torture device)

falling intonation

object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance

lining of pants seat

forgetfulness; leaving things unfinished

pushing from behind

slowcoach; lazybones; slowpoke

incontinence; promiscuity

treatment with moxa

moxibustion treatment point

olfactory nerve

snuff

(noble) courtier

Department of the Imperial Household

court service

second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)

court or shrine guard

shrine

palace; imperial family

prince; princess

dying in miserable circumstances

cornered; driven to the wall

cornered bird

desperate measure; expedient of last resort

cornered rat

haughty arrogance

arrogance

(arrogance and) insolence

fault-finding; carping

day or date of an invitation

invitee

seats reserved for guests

invocation of the spirits of the dead

inviting country; host nation

marshes and lakes

sight (of a firearm)

correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora

flare; star shell