adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
student; follower; students and pupils
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
praise; glorification; extolment
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
group; bunch; crowd; group
to collect; to assemble; to gather
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
The Book of Documents; The Book of History; Shujing; Shu Ching
three generations; three periods; third generation
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
speech and behaviour (behavior)
colour; color; hue; tints
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
(not so) much; (not) very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings