elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
chief; main; principal; major
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
since; henceforth; ever since
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
process; course; mechanism
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
hard worker; hardworking person
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to make sense; to be meaningful
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
industrialist; entrepreneur
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(political) power; authority; influence
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule