(in Chinese history) study of ancient texts
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
great cause; moral law; justice
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
region; limits; stage; level
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
target; object; aim; goal
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
cross; crossed; cruciform
bright sunshine; broad daylight
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to cease; to stop; to be over
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
even though; despite; when
to have meaning; to be meaningful
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
skating rink; ice surface; silver plate
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure