- vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
- inner meaning; implication; connotation
- way of life; attitude; modus operandi
- to contain; to include
- extremely; exceedingly
- to be cynical; to be embittered
- dusky
- discontent; complaint; to complain
- uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
- to rebel; to revolt; a rebel
- optimism
- entirely different; different as black and white
- 12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
- coup d'état
- Jiangsu and Zhejiang (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] + 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1])
- rickshaw
- to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]
- a list; to list; to enumerate
- reeking of blood; bloody (events)
- to massacre; to slaughter
- example; exemplar; typical case
- to ask the way; to ask
- to praise; to approve of; to show approval
- flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special
- one's own country
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- (dialect) obviously; clearly
- won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- forever; eternal
- still remains; still exists; still has
- arrogant
- hibernation; living in seclusion
- (one's) inner world
- reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad
- minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
- to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- disaster; calamity