in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
target group; target persons
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to run about; to rush about
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
concealment; suppression; hiding
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to practice magic; to practise magic
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
before and after (e.g. photos)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
face; looks; vestiges; trace
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
here and there; in places