difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to brave a danger; to take a risk
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
unprecedented; record-breaking
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to bring; to take; to bring about
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to provide; to arrange; to install
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
river; stream; River; the ... river
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
large temple edifice; large temple
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
four corners; four ordinal directions