emperor's wife and concubines; emperor's female attendant
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
having missing teeth; toothlessness
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
all eyes; public attention
another dimension; different level; whole other level
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
bloodsucking; sucking blood
each party; each faction; all sects
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)