miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
legendary beast; magical beast
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
end; close; conclusion; termination
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
absolutely; positively; decidedly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
surroundings; environs; circumference
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
schoolgirl; female student
sailor suit; middy uniform
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
preface; introduction; preamble
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to indicate; to show; to point to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to say; to tell; to state; to do