what's what; heads or tails
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
that kind; competition; match
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
skill; dexterity; master hand
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
of no interest; not interested
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
legendary beast; magical beast
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
absorption; suction; attraction
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
craving; longing; thirsting
rather; sooner; preferably