handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to join together; to combine; to join up
as (for); for; in the capacity of
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
critical moment; do-or-die situation
restoration; repair; mending
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
normalcy; normality; normal
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)