to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
care; precaution; guarding; caution
kindness and affection; love
wings abreast; single garment made to look double
fertile; rich; productive
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
have a good day; take care; see you
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
quite; utterly; really; completely
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
fortune-telling; divination
plainly; clearly; vividly
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
a person of high morals; a Taoist
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to search for; to seek for; to look for
on the sea; surface of the sea
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early