living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
leading person; foremost figure
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
severe caning (60-100 times)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to surge; to well up; to gush out
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely