tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
selection; choice; option
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be worried; to be troubled
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
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.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly