- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
- Owen (name); Erwin (name); Irvine, California
- (name) Howard
- equally famous
- prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
- Austin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas
- children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)
- all; each and every; in all cases
- ex-wife; late wife
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)
- 妻子 qī zi: 妻子 qi1 zi5: wife妻子 qī zǐ: 妻子 qi1 zi3: wife and children
- gem
- to win an award
- glory
- queen
- 惠 hùi: 惠 hui4: (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4])惠 Hùi: 惠 Hui4: surname Hui
- 吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)
- many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
- award; prize; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- an association; a society; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
- to rank
- Hall of Fame
- science fiction
- mix together; put together (usu. things that do not blend well together)
- to regard as; to treat as
- tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
- boundary; state; realm
- to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way
- to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
- weekly publication; weekly
- observer; spectator
- Financial Times
- Los Angeles, California
- "Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)
- to organize; to set up; to establish
- band; pop group; CL:支[zhi1]
- injection; to inject
- to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]