to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
the West; the Occident; Western countries
sphere; circle; range; category
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
average; ordinary; normal
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
tedious; boring; being fed up with
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to crush; to squash; to overpower; to beat; to crush