immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
impossible; unlikely; improbable
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
wizardry; secret of immortality
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
for example; for instance; e.g.
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to like; to love; to be fond of
boy; son; baby boy; young man
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
early (days); initial stage; initial
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
main shrine; inner sanctuary
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
trifling matter; urination; urine
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
but; however; provided that
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space