to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
compensating; making up for; supplementation
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
popular person; favorite; favourite
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
lacking a plan; haphazard
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dark clouds; black clouds
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
as usual; as is one's habit
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
exchange of blows; long rally
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to pull out a fish; to lure
up until now; as recently as the present
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
pussy; cunt; vulva; fucking; screwing
merit (esp. order of merit)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran