Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
art of making elixirs (e.g. in Chinese trad. medicine); alchemy
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
written apology; written statement of regret
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
imperial decree; imperial edict
crash; smash; crunch; bang
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to shake off; to throw off
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
battlefield; battleground
outbreak of war; starting a war
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
copying in entirety (verbatim)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving