reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
difficult to ...; hard to ...
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
inspection; examination; survey
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
exchange of blows; long rally
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to get narrower; to contract
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
high voltage; high pressure
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
river surface; surface of a river
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
mental; psychological; physical
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts