to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
night watch; night guard; night shift
story; tale; talk; discussion
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
himself; yourself; herself
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
youngster; young and immature person
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to talk; to carry meaning
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
original idea; originality
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
roundabout way (of speaking or working)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
just a minute; small quantity
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent