cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
being startled; getting a shock
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
-less; lacking; non-existing
slope; slanting surface; bevel
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
sympathy; compassion; pity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
expectation; anticipation; forecast
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
behavior; behaviour; conduct
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
personal (employee); employed; retained
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
refinement; elegance; grace
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
concession; conciliation; compromise
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
sanity; consciousness; soberness
true character; true heart; true spirit
other than; excluding; without
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse