to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
chance; opportunity; occasion
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
several people; a few people
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
unfortunately; regrettably
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
they; those guys; those fellows
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to pause; to have a short intermission
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
plans are but plans; the schedule is not decided
quotation; citation; reference
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed