aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
curse; spell; malediction
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
alchemy; art of making elixirs
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
until now; so far; up to the present
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
because of; owing to; due to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity