see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
eight (long cylindrical things)
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
burning at the stake; burning to death
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
sentiment; sentimentality
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend
final scene; the end; finale
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
information media; press; news organs
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
tottering steps; drunken staggering
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; dance steps inspired by this ceremony