privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
alone; unaided; away from home
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
honey locust (Gleditsia japonica)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
feelings; thoughts; meaning
that; the matter in question
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
successfully; with success
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
small gate in a mud or stone wall
also known as; also called
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom