to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
you (plural); all of you; you all
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
proving ground; test site
experiment; experimentation
process; course; mechanism
trial product; prototype model
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
research material; experimental material
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
monk's fasting period (noon till 4am next day); priest's fasting period; meal taken in after noon; meal breaking one's fast; food offered to attendants of a funeral
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
perennial youth; eternal youth
research; study; investigation
completion; perfection; accomplishment
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
journey; route of a journey
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock