malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
along the river; riverside
The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature); Outlaws of the Marsh; All Men are Brothers
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
one's way (ahead); one's path
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to make a fool of (someone)
river surface; surface of a river
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
steel; sword steel; sword
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession; we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have what we don't have