violent earthquake; severe earthquake
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to accompany; to go with; to go together
menial; meanness; servility; abject
Island; insula; island; islet
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
late at night; deep in the night
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to frolic; to revel; to make merry
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
rottenness; decay; corruption
to seethe; to ferment; to boil over
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
look!; there!; here!; that is
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability