sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
wastewater; waste water; liquid waste; black water
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
Zhejiang Province (China)
illegal dumping; fly-tipping
not in the family register; lacking a family register
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
political measures; policy
one-child policy (of the PRC)
to sell off; to dispose of
abandoned child; foundling
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
middle of the night; dead of night
veil of darkness; curtain of night
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
finish; completion; the end
capable person; talented person
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
to sniff out; to get wind of