public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
drama; play; powerful drug
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
fifth day of the month; five days
ratio; proportion; percentage
eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
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)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
power; might; authority; influence
palm heel; heel of the palm
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
to be torn off; to come off
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
troupe; theatrical company
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
outsider; someone outside of a group
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down