meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
on the way back; returning
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be dead; to be lifeless
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
to jar; to creak; to grate
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
sphere; counter for balls
button (clothing); push-button
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
trauma (usu. psychological)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to turn completely into; to become completely