the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
six (long cylindrical things)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
the place for; the time for; the level of
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
deep affection; dear; beloved
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to spit out; to eject; to dump
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
fox with supernatural powers
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name