training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
youthful; young; young-looking
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
classic Confucian writings
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
study; research; investigation
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
by itself; automatically; naturally
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)