to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
new book; new publication
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
elder sister; effeminate man
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
for use of customers or guests
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to kill; to beat to death
to die (in action, in one's youth)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to intervene; to stop (something)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed