fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
desperately; for one's dear life
question; inquiry; enquiry
forcibly; against one's will
powerful person; influential person
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
together; at the same time; same; identical
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be worried; to be troubled
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trouble; bother; annoyance
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)