brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
odds and ends; all; every
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
mysterious power of words to alter reality
land of the gods; Japan; China
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
quick work; (clever) feat
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
first month of the lunar calendar; January
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
approximate age; age range
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
clearly; distinctly; vividly
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin gown
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine