ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
willpower; energy; vitality
to need; to demand; to take; to require
I see; that's right; indeed
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
endless; boundless; everlasting
comparatively; relatively
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
action; operation; effect; function
rear guard; reserve troops
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
evening; last night; yesterday evening
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive