condition; state (of health); appearance
catch and release (fishing)
tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
doburoku (unrefined sake)
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
the lower classes; the common people
moron; idiot; stupid person
the very best; excellent; superb
flexible (of people); open-minded
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
dwelling place of hermits; pure land away from the world
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue