Vocabulary

favorite retainer; court favorite

beloved concubine; favorite mistress

Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)

even the strong will grow weak; (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu

selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection

strong bow; stiff bow

greater trochanter; trochanter major

lesser trochanter; trochanter minor

trochanter

hipbone

sound box (of a musical instrument); soundbox

outdoor sleeper; rough sleeper; homeless person

splash page

Juche (North Korean political ideology); self-reliance

eternalism (belief in permanence of things); sassatavada

wind of impermanence (that ends people lives, like the wind scattering a flower's petals)

five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainment

a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)

karma

age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma

excessive praise; undeserved praise

shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands

daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar

house brand of a shop selling multiple brands

uncoated paper

domestic brand (esp. fashion)

domestic brand (esp. fashion)

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

fitted sheet; box sheet

specialty paper; special paper

original brand (of a store, etc.); house brand

laying on thickly; thick layer

concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover

Altaic language

Oirat language

Oirat (people); Oirats

deva (being with god-like characteristics)

plant hanger; hanging basket

advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.

killer T-cell