difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
special; particular; peculiar; unique
topic of discussion; agenda
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
relatively; comparatively
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
hungry (e.g. for success)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
modern person; people of today
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
female high-school student