the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
girl who has low self esteem
stallion (e.g. in horse breeding)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
game held with the Emperor in attendance
gravity well (e.g. of a planet)
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
to have an involuntary emission of semen
herbivorous; graminivorous
remnant; remainder; odds and ends; leavings
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
high prices of commodities
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
the question remains; it comes into question
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act
bad at romance; awkward in relationships