non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
posture; position; pose; attitude
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
should do; ought to do; must do
at first; in the beginning; originally
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
along the road; along the way
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
self-determination; suicide
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
imperial investiture; installation
to claim victims; to leave casualties
antipathy; reluctance; resistance