to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
secret art; the mysteries
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
target group; target persons
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
at least; at most; (even) just
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
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
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
restoration; repair; mending
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
how long; how much; to what extent
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
considerably; fairly; quite