persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
sublime; noble; high-minded
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
rather; better; instead; if anything
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
human relations; humanity
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
pride; boast; credit (to)
to forget completely; to leave behind
to degenerate; to lapse into
will; testament; last request
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
how long; how much; to what extent
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp