stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
televising; broadcasting; airing
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
5th day of the month; five days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
collection of short stories; collected short stories
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
unimportant details; inessentials
selling like hotcakes; explosive sales
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
plans are but plans; the schedule is not decided