dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
existence; possession; having; limited company
early on; earlier on; from early
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to have secret communications (with); to conspire (with)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to do together; to share; to participate in
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
homosexuality; interest in the same sex
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
outward appearance; apparent
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
all; one and all; each and every one
condition; situation; prospects
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
liquor consumed in a teahouse
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
radical; extreme; eccentric
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
before long; in a few days
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to degenerate; to lapse into
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in