to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
sure; certain; trustworthy
fox with supernatural powers
phantom; vision; illusion
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
action of making something; -ification
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
birds of a feather flock together
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
white horse; unrefined sake
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination