kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to state; to express; to mention
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
naturally; of course; understandably
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
otherwise; if not; or else
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
relatively; comparatively
speaking voice; talking voice
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to be able to manage somehow or another
good person; virtuous person
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
and then; and so; and; so then