to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
180 degrees; complete change
to put one's strength into
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
out of bounds; beyond the pale
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
(another's) daughter; young lady
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on