sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
convenience; user-friendliness
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
looking or acting as if one owned the place
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
union; joining; conjugation
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
consequently; as a result
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game