handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
than; other than; except; but
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
thought; consideration; thinking
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
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.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
heating power; thermal power; firepower
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in comparison to; rather than
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difference; variation; difference
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
thoroughly; through and through
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
in that way; thus; so; so?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only