counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to say; to be called; to do
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
ten; 10; ten years of age
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
very young; little; childish; immature
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon