bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
starting point; point of departure
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
purification; refining; simplification
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
nothing; nil; naught; nought
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
one's opinion on (life and) death
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
intelligence; discernment
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
calm; composed; cool; quiet
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
(not) even once; (not) ever
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
minority group (party); minority
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way