stopping at; going no further than
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to know (a person); to think
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
resignation; acceptance; consolation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
level; standard; water level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
impossible to do (although wants to)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
writing; composition; essay; sentence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
again; once more; a second time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
invitation; introduction; temptation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
extermination; expulsion; destruction
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed