fellow pupil; fellow apprentice
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
nobody can win against advancing age
one's later years; final years (in life)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
about; on; regarding; per; for every
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
creation; founding; initiating
influence; effect; impact
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
reaching; attaining; arrival
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to