Vocabulary

to start a new paragraph

to fail in one's social duties

to be faithful; to do one's duty

to have a discussion

to break faith with

to capture a silver general

to grasp at the air

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail

to apply medicine

to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

talkative; loquacious; garrulous; voluble

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

to whistle

to talk; to call; to invite

to be careful in speech

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

carefree; free from worry

to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)

to betray one's country (to an enemy)

to manage a state; to govern a country

to have one's neck wrung

to wrench one's neck

to incline one's head

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

to wring the neck; to strangle

to get together

dried bear's gallbladder (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

to make up a party

shadowy past; murky past

to rise in rank

to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy

high-ranking; senior

to affect the cost of living

lame excuse; poor excuse

tight budget

to be struck by a car

to drive a car

to park a car