anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
dark night; moonless night
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
baby monkey; small monkey
dobsonfly or stonefly larva
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
minority group (party); minority
mental health; mental hygiene
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
genius; prodigy; natural gift
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
growing child's hearty appetite
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
the reason is ...; it is because ...
order; command; directions; instructions
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
sharp sighted; easily awakened
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter