to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
donation; contribution; endowment
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
ugly woman; unattractive woman
one way or the other; either way
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
(a few) words; phrase; expression
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sublime; noble; high-minded
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
Tao Te Ching (classic Chinese text by Lao Tzu); Daodejing
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
Linji-lu (Record of Linji, Tang-era Buddhist text based on the teachings of Linji)
outstanding work of calligraphy
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
meditation; contemplation
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to throw open; to leave open
walking briskly; determinedly
vacant house; unoccupied house
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
sitting upright (properly)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down