to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
the same generation; coeval
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
successive generations; successive emperors
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
in the meanwhile; during the time
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
certainly; surely; definitely
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
regret; repentance; remorse
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
calamity; disaster; accident
alone; unaided; away from home
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)