poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
great difference; major mistake
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to apologize; to apologise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be worried; to be troubled
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
complete; whole; perfect; safe
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
drama; play; Chinese opera
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
donation; presentation; gift
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
the West; the Occident; Western countries
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)