smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one day; (on) a certain day
riverside; edge of a river
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known