patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
joint together; opposite; facing
matter for great congratulation
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
split; division; break up
disintegration; self-destruction
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to say; to tell; to state; to do
complementation; supplementation; completion
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
directions; instructions; orders; command
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
big frame; large figure; huge body
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
business; trade; operations; sales
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
accumulation; accumulate; store
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part