mochi; (sticky) rice cake
rebirth; new birth; nascent
fragile article; breakables; broken article
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
young person; youth; young
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
rising; ascending; climbing
retry; another try; another go
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
moment to quit; way to quit
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
naturally; of course; understandably
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially