impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
coagulation; freezing; solidification
viewing as a problem; problematizing
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
how long; how far; how much
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
votive picture (originally of horse)
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to throw into; to dump in together
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
four characters; four letters
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
superstition; superstitious belief
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos