to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
this world; this life; world of the living
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
collection of books; (personal) library
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
the same book; the said book; ibid.
consists of; comprises; is made up of
handbook; instruction book; manual
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
individual; private person; personal; private
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
introspection; reflection on one's self
nonviolence; non-violence
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
pole; climax; extreme; extremity