depravity; corruption; degradation
greeting; a fine thing to say
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
situation; business climate; outlook
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
gambling den; gambling house
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
richly colored; richly coloured
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds; fountain
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
one act (of a play); scene; event
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity