fighting spirit; (will to) fight
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
food packed in a wooden box
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to run away; to escape safely
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
government; administration
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
completion of construction
to finish reading; to read through
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to have an eye on; to zero in on
clearly; brightly; crisply
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)