horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
hostile relations; hostile relationship
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
poisoning; kill by poison
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to subsist; to keep on living
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
order; command; directions; instructions
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to trample; to crush underfoot
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect