imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
drama; play; powerful drug
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
without; but if; otherwise; or else
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
what kind of; what sort of; what
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
individual; one by one; separate; each
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
that is to say; so that means
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
immorality; iniquity; impropriety