tedious; boring; being fed up with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to fight against; to oppose; to face
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to speak; to say; to vocalize
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
parting; separation; farewell
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that's the way it is; such is life
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
near; close by; within reach; familiar