endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
last week; the week before
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
after school (at the end of the day)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
match; game; bout; contest
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)