sad to say; how sad; alas
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
recorded in history; historical
reason; cause; circumstances
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
coating (esp. lacquering)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
meteor; shooting star; falling star
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to detain; to check; to restrain
go that far; to that extent
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
huge rock; massive boulder
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
isolation; being alone; being friendless
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight