smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
commander; commanding officer; CO
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
traditional; customary; conventional
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
youthful; young; young-looking
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
migration; move; emigration; immigration
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to gain fame; to make one's name
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
humming a tune (while doing something else)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to dance; to perform dance steps
rebellious phase; rebellious age
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
joint struggle; common (united) front
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
villain; baddie; the villain's part
when you get to the destination
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
weird; disgusting; sickening
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
gray or silver haired (grey)