to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
around the world; throughout the world
Huaiyin (old name for Huai'an, China)
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to fall; to die; to be defeated
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
most difficult; next to impossible
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
academic study; academic research
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
loser; defeated person; the defeated
red-horned demon; red ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
parents and siblings; one's relatives
wife and children; (arch.) wife