pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
question sheet; question paper
PDF; Portable Document Format
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
optimism; taking an optimistic view
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
act of violence; violent behavior
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
from the viewpoint of; according to
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to spit out; to eject; to dump
like a decent person; human
to have no chance (of succeeding)
reason; logic; method; system; order
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice