verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
plain; plateau; tableland
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
village; hamlet; countryside; country
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); any thin, but flexible bamboo
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
history; pedigree; lineage
person from one's own province (China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
standing close together; bristling (with)
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
survey; actual measurements
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
above the clouds; the heavens
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
dark lilac (color); royal blue
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
craftsman; skilled artisan
innumerable changes; infinite variety