giving off a foul odor; the air being heavy with an offensive smell
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
choice article; item of excellent quality; masterpiece
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be reflected in a mirror
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
looking satisfied; looking very pleased
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
whole dried small fish; whole dried daikon
(small crunchy) dried sardines
major subject; special study
difficult to ...; hard to ...
true seal (animal); earless seal
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
adventure story; novel of adventure
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
complexion; colour; color; blood red
magical power; mystical force
outsider; layman; amateur
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
questions and answers; dialogue