| 学海无涯 | xue2 hai3 wu2 ya2 | ars longa, vita brevis |
| 蓓蕾 | bei4 lei3 | flower bud |
| 殰 | du2 | stillborn |
| 涠 | wei2 | still water |
| 百尺杆头更尽一步 | bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 geng4 jin4 bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 geng4 jin4 bai3 chi3 gan1 t | make still further progress |
| 老骥伏枥志在千里 | lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 zhi4 zai4 qian lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3 | an old horse still dreams of galloping one hundred miles |
| 偃旗息鼓 | yan3 qi2 xi1 gu3 | to give in |
| 千虑一失 | qian1 lv4 yi1 shi1 | to err is human |
| 卡斯蒂利亚 | ka3 si1 di4 li4 ya4 | Castilla, old Spanish kingdom |
| 宿酒 | su4 jiu3 | still drunk from the previous night |
| 尾欠 | wei3 qian4 | balance due |
| 方滋未艾 | fang1 zi1 wei4 ai4 | on the up |
| 智者千虑，必有一失 | zhi4 zhe3 qian1 lv4 bi4 you3 yi1 shi1 | to err is human |