risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
surroundings; environs; circumference
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to soothe and humor; to coax
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
burning at the stake; burning to death
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
married woman; woman; lady
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
spotlight; close observation
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
noisy; confused; uproarious
to make an appearance; to show up
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)