to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
already known; well-known
global scale; global magnitude; worldwide scale
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
in the end; at the end of the day
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
depiction; description; portrayal
sense of humor; sense of humour
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
gulp; gulping; swallowing