suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to be emaciated; to be nothing but skin and bones
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
last days; the end; one's fate
answering machine; answer phone
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
Hong Konger; person from Hong Kong
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
special program; special programme
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
absolutely; positively; decidedly