expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
by myself; in person; by oneself
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
Chinese book; Chinese classics
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to force one's way; to push through
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
striking; remarkable; considerable
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute