strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
dwelling; house; residence; address
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
wizardry; secret of immortality
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to leave this world; to die
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
settlement; solution; resolution
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot