to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
near oneself; close to one; familiar
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
scoundrel; rascal; villain
extremely; terrifically; super
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
in the meanwhile; during the time