lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
difference; variation; difference
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
of course; certainly; naturally
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
family; relatives; dependents; household
something; some kind of; for some reason
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan