performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
tolerance; broad-mindedness
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
long-established; old-established; traditional
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to tumble down; to roll down
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
arm; skill; efforts; ability
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare