to be hot on a person's heels
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
as is habit; the way life normally is
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
how much; how many; however
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
horizon (related to land)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
overlapping; piling; stacking
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
place to die; place of death
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
slight; little; insignificant
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle