to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to revere; to respect; to worship
amount of money; sum of money
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
vice; immorality; corruption
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
image; figure; figure; form; image
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
just because; even if; even though
to keep watch; to stand guard
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
third day of the month; three days