painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
pupil; student; schoolchild
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
family name; lineage; birth; clan
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act