explanation; interpretation
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
decision; determination; resolution
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
very; much; greatly; a lot of
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
success; achievement; fruition
while; during; while; although; all; both
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be surprised; to be astonished
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet