one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
pardon me for leaving (first)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
an assortment; combination
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
letter; missive; note; mail
directions; instructions; orders; command
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to crack; to develop a crack
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to increase in value; to gain prestige