- memoir
- author; writer
- to mention; to speak of; to talk about
- not enough; insufficient; inadequate
- objective; impartial
- to fall from power; to collapse; downfall
- enmity; hostility
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 叙 xù: 叙 xu4: to narrate; to chat叙 Xù: 叙 Xu4: abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4]
- zealotry; fanatical; feverish
- rancor; hatred; bitterness; resentfulness
- Bourbon
- loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
- to offer sacrifice
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
- stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- an epic; poetic saga
- source material (in literature and art)
- ambition; wild schemes; careerism
- to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain
- (idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
- conclusion; ending
- to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
- concrete; specific; detailed
- stratagem
- whole; all
- according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- nightmare
- to arrange; to lay out
- (esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving
- joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight
- misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
- tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- cruel; harsh; merciless
- to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
- to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
- disaster; catastrophe
- strong; intense
- avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
- to seek; to demand