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1 lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)

2 fig. to impose restrictions on oneself

1 the body

2 organism (usually human)

3 (fig.) fabric (of society etc)

4 cohesive structure (of an entity)

1 full-time job

1 capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

1 forehead (dialect)

1 courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)

2 compound

3 great institution

1 Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress

1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

1 shank bone of ox

1 Chongchuan district of Nantong city 南通市[Nan2 tong1 shi4], Jiangsu

1 upward trend

2 rising tendency

1 lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)

2 fig. everything will be all right

3 cf 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直

1 stench

1 Japanese variant of 閱|阅

1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)

2 fig. the passage of time

1 to argue (that)

2 to allege

3 to dispute

4 to plead (e.g. not guilty)

1 deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe

1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions

2 overly fearful