tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
at that time; in those days
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
so what!; who gives a damn?
already; now; no longer; not any more
being too late; losing one's final chance
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
stochastic variable; random variable
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
many; much; plenty; hardly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
carving; engraving; sculpture
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
otherwise; or else; if not
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
to understand; to make out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet