to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
decoration; ornament; trimmings
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
piece; fragment; one (object)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
future (usually near); prospects
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
fast approach; quick intimacy
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to have a smattering knowledge of
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sense of values; values; value system
study; diligence; discount; reduction