hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
since when; from when; how long
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
older brother; elder brother
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
now; the present time; just now; another; more
I see; that's right; indeed
really; truly; indeed; good grief
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
junior high school student; middle school pupil
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level