1 Hara (Japanese surname)

1 original

2 former

3 originally

4 formerly

5 at first

6 so, actually, as it turns out

1 cause

2 origin

3 root cause

4 reason

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 original text

1 to excuse

2 to forgive

3 to pardon

1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)

2 fig. to cross swords with

3 to lock horns

1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

2 one should constantly strive to make progress

1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt