kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to try to do; to attempt to do
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
remaining silent; keeping secret
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
genuine; authentic; true; real
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)