strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
3000; three thousand; many
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
commander; general; leader
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
one's assessment of the situation
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
one's first campaign; one's first battle
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
preface; introduction; preamble