mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
second generation; second; junior
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
shellfish; seashell; shell
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied