custom; practice; convention; precedent
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
on and after; from ... onward; since
heaven and earth; top and bottom
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
living thing; organism; creature; biology
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
incompetent; have no merit
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to triumph; to be elated with success
had better ...; may as well ...
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to lend an ear to; to listen to
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
right (to do something); authority; power
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)