area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to sentence; to assign a penalty
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
generation; lifetime; age
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
two colours; two varieties; two types
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
killing and wounding; bloodshed
sympathy; empathy; response
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
putting life into; animating; cheering up
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
coloured glass; colored glass
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
greater than ...; bigger ...
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
cosmetics; toilet articles
to cense; to burn incense
to shade an account; to add something extra
deep emotion; impression; inspiration