light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
although I say; although one might say; although called
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to rebuild; to reconstruct
(not so) much; (not) very
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
set meal; special (of the day)
paints; painting material
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
excretion; discharge; excrement
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
mask; disguise; guise; mask