legitimate; orthodox; traditional
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
counter for choices, options, etc.
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
recent situation or conditions
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
profound; careful; mature
to explain; to solve; to make clear
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
(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
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
cross; crossed; cruciform