fishnet stockings (tights)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
illusion; fallacy; delusion
synchronization; synchronized swimming
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
fireworks display; display of fireworks
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
long (time); protracted; prolonged
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
number of ways; several ways; several kinds
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
same generation; one's generation
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
stupid brat; son of a bitch
middle period; medium-term
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
path to Hades; passage leading to the underworld; Hades; hell; underworld
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
public announcement; official statement; nominal; official; official name
circulation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); number of copies sold
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive