to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to brush off; to shake off
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
fine article; masterpiece
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
belief; faith; conviction
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
younger scholar; future reference
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
master; teacher; stable master
to go out and away; to leave
day of month; counter for days
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)