mystery; mysteriousness; secret
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
number of words; vocality
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
established practice; custom
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
-less; lacking; non-existing
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to be overcome with emotion
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
covered in mud; mud-caked
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice