admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
after that (a substantive change occurred)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
vanity case; cosmetics case
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
this art or field of study
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
traveler; traveller; stranger
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
government office; government agency; authorities
utmost limit; extremity; result
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
amorous adventure; love affair