substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
eternal; unlimited; endless
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
foehn; föhn; foehn wind; föhn wind
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
moisture; humidity; dampness
omniscience (of a buddha)
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
speech; expression; wording; language
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
schoolgirl; female student
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize