wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be embarrassed; to lose face
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
opposite; reverse; contrary
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
loser; defeated person; the defeated