selfless devotion to justice
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
bearing; heading; point of the compass
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
(written) work; book; writings
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
needing to be done; requiring a response
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
life or death; existence; destiny
honor and-or shame (honour)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
office and rank; an official rank
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
literature; books (reference); document
to be a sign of; to be an omen for
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to order; to command; to appoint
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk