top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
transcendence; excellence; superiority
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
full view; plain sight; completely visible
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to stiffen; to become stiff
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
insertion; incorporation; infixing
after having come this far; now that we've come this far