to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Xuanzong (Emperor of China, r. 712-756)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
heart; guts; nerve; central part
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
sweat caused by fear, stress, etc.
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to remain unextinguished; to survive
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
shudder; shiver; agitation
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour