濉

not, none, gone

law, rule, statute

clique, faction, group, sect

to exist, to live, to survive

to concentrate, to focus

clean, pure

deep, profound

sea, ocean

year

to follow, to listen to, to submit to

although, even though

to fail

to break, to smash

ear of grain

the Sui dynasty

to soothe, to pacify, to appease