doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
personification; impersonation; embodiment
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
reality; actuality; hard fact
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
rather; better; instead; if anything