obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
now that; since; so long as; because
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
innateness; innate feature (or character, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
high and low; rise and fall
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
decision; judgment; resolution
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
ancient practices; old customs
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of