translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
Guangzhou (China); Canton
novel; story; (work of) fiction
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
a (single) moment; an instant
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to take a breath; to take a short rest
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
spirit; heart; disposition
even more; still more; further
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to arrive home; to return
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)