self control; self restraint
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to start; to begin; to commence
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
capillary vessel; capillary
matters (issues) that need be reconsidered (reflected on)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
light brown; golden brown; tan
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
by all means; by all costs
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
diversion; putting something to another use
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
gliding (through the air)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
persistence; single-mindedness
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line