falter, mumble

Zhangjiakou (a prefecture-level city in Hebei, China)

dead men tell no tales / It is easy to pass the buck to the dead because they can not defend themselves.

good advice may be uncomfortable to hear

(folklore) a yokai resembling a woman with a mouth that is slit from ear to ear

an orbicularis oris muscle

to go in; to come in / 要る: to be necessary, to be required

to leave a place / to go out / to come forth, to be or become apparent, to appear / to make an appearance, to appear / (by extension) to answer (the phone or door)

to enter, go into, get into a place or a thing / to join a group or organization / to be contained (in), to be included (in) / to be a member of a group, set, category

it is easier said than done