to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
spare time; free time; leisure time
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
please be careful; please take care
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
promotion (school, military, etc.)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
rising; ascending; climbing
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
armor and helmet (armour)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar