after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
living by oneself; living alone
high grade; special grade; classy
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
(for the) first time in one's life
demotion; relegation; downgrading
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
(set of) facial features; looks
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
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)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
death from disease; death from illness
literally; to the letter; literal
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)