old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
one-armed person; one-handed person
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
secular life; workaday world
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
stifled (laughter); simmering
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept