deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
not long has passed since ...
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
lately; recently; nowadays
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
material; tangible; concrete
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
secret art; the mysteries
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness