as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in case of; at that time; at this time
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
shady; underhanded; questionable
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
in that manner; like that
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
although; though; despite the fact that ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(medical) doctor; physician
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to rally; to make a comeback
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention