to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
beyond that point; after that
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to comb down; to smooth down
already; now; no longer; not any more
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to make an appearance; to show up
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant