Vocabulary: 黑暗血时代
- country's territory; national land
- the year before last
- national strength; situation in a state
- to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
- to kill oneself; to commit suicide
- electric shock
- seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- extremely careful; meticulous; overattentive
- easy to understand
- to order by force; peremptory
- (fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])
- to fail to grasp the main points
- question mark (punct.); unknown factor; unsolved problem; interrogation
- to delete
- surname Ao
- lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse
- old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
- to investigate; to probe
- mournful song; dirge; elegy
- to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
- to pay out; to compensate; (insurance) payment
- medical expenses
- (literary) to return to one's native place
- to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
- to repay a debt in kind or by labor
- to lift a prohibition
- to drill troops; army training
- bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
- to contend for hegemony; a power struggle