moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility