it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
Helü (King of Wu, 537-493 BCE)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
mimicking sitting in a chair; air chair; wall sit; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
still life (painting, drawing)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
whether one wants to or not; without choice
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
quarrel; dispute; argument
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil