kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
dirty work; unpleasant task
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
at the last moment; this late in the game
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
powerful person; influential person
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
expressing one's mind; speaking out