painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contract; compact; agreement
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
depression; recession; slump
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
northern part; the north (of a region)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
discovery; detection; finding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
commander; general; leader
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
feeling keenly; fully realizing