difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
here and there; in places
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
bearing; heading; point of the compass
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix