drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
reality; actuality; hard fact
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
at least; at most; (even) just
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Asura realm; scene of carnage
to keep away; to keep at a distance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration