to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
preparation; provision; guarding
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
day of spring; spring sun
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
air-permeability; breathability
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
truth is stranger than fiction
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos