to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
practice; practising; experience
to master something (through personal experience)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
writing; composition; essay; sentence
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to pile up; to accumulate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
difficult problem; challenge
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
residence; housing; residential building
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent