drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
resolution; vote; decision
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
outside the country; abroad
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
detached; aloof; indifferent
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
one's home country; one's homeland
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
a long time ago; in those days
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
sense of relief; feeling of relief
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else