learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
chain; series; connection; linkage
a step; short distance; short time
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
leopard (Panthera pardus)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
1000 ri; (a) long distance
level ground; horizon; field of view
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
spot; point; place; position
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
interval; step; pitch; key
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
capillary; capillary vessel
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
reddish-black; iron blue; greenish-black; steel gray
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by