stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
bright person; talented student; prodigy
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(not) even once; (not) ever
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
preparation; arrangements
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to fulfill one's responsibilities
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to know (a person); to think
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
maintaining the status quo
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction