not understanding; not knowing
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to shout (in anger); to yell
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
general; popular; common; typical
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
rival; competitor; competition
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
price; cost; value; worth; value
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to stop walking; to pause
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
very popular; highly favoured
white tiger (var. of Bengal tiger); bleached tiger
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment