exorcism rite; purification
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to show up; to appear; to turn up
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
meditation; contemplation
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
very hungry; starving; ravenous
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to eat too much; to overeat
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite