to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
strong nation; powerful country
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
with a chuckle; with a giggle
boisterously; roughly; briskly
(brute) force; using all one's might
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to be expensive; to be costly
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
weird; strange; mysterious
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to affect; to impact; to influence
natural; reasonable; understandable
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to look away; to turn away
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation