making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
secret art; the mysteries
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
celestial sphere; the heavens
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
slight; insignificant; small
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
living person; the living
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
scale; scope; plan; structure
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
the whole area; all areas
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote