to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
consequently; as a result
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
Chinese classical literature; Chinese classics
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
several people; a few people
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
regular (periodic) examination
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
training; drill; practice; discipline
almost; roughly; approximately
pronunciation; production of sound
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
not necessarily so; is not always true
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
main cause; primary factor
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
simplified Chinese character
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
ago; since; before; previous