to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to push aside; to brush aside
to escape from; to get out
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
environment; circumstance
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to speak; to hear a voice
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
Rubik's Cube; Erno Rubik's Magic Cube
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to cease; to stop; to be over
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
for dear life; barely escaping alive
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
simply put; putting it simply
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate