obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
management; administration; operation
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
person in charge; official; attendant
together with; same; both; all; including ...
direct appeal; direct petition
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
twig used in grafting; budwood
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
coastal waters; adjacent seas
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
thereupon; shortly thereafter
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
let's not say (such things) to each other
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to lose one's way; to get lost
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)