to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at that time; in those days
people; men and women; each person; everybody
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
discussion; argument; debate
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
every evening; night after night
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow