oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
cookware; cooking utensil
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to have a meal; to take a meal
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
traditional Chinese medicine
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to become completely chilled
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to farm; to cultivate a field
general mobilization; general mobilisation
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
very hungry; starving; ravenous