Kamus Bahasa Jepang, Mandarin, dan Korea

to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation

Zou county in Shandong

to play a critical role (idiom); influential

Lopez (name)

foundation; base

to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent

(bird species of China) dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda)

timpani

to stare blankly

(Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter; to barge into people's home on false pretences

to deliberate and decide; to try and punish; trial and execution

to close up shop and cease business temporarily; closed for business

Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty

serious illness

old variant of 狹|狭[xia2]

bookworm

critical opportunity

Lucca (city in Tuscany)

knighthood

braid; cord; sash

online love affair; cyberdate; Internet dating

illustrious and influential; well-known

Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang

painting on silk