chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
outside the country; abroad
that; the matter in question
since then; from that time; ever since
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
mountain river; mountain stream
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
hot and cold; summer and winter
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
all creation; all nature; all the universe
mobilization; mobilisation
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to live through; to survive
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to trample; to crush underfoot