great scholar; profound scholar
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
each house; every house; many houses
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
means; way; method; measure
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
question; inquiry; enquiry
to face; to go towards; to head towards
latter half of one's life
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
the first half-year; first half of the year
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
frog in a well; (fig.) someone with a narrow perspective
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
filtration; filtering; percolation
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
deep gratitude; overwhelming joy; great happiness
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adherence (to custom, tradition)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
poem written by the Emperor or a member of the imperial family
deceased father; late father
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)