to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
spot; point; place; position
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
another thing; exception; special case
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
water's edge; beach; shore
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
back row; last row; rearmost row
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
dividing line; parting line; separation line
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
creation (of the universe); the Creation
intensive; concentrated; focused
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
not a little; not a few; considerable
hard to control; unmanageable
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful