opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
current issues; current topics
form of government; system of government; polity
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
specialization; specialisation
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
mathematical biology; theoretical biology; biomathematics
rise and fall; ups and downs
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
fertile; rich; productive
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it