law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to bring back; to restore
long; drawn-out; very long
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
literally; to the letter; literal
if you think about it; come to think of it
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
egoism; egotism; selfishness
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
in succession; one by one
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
very interesting; of great interest
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
greater than ...; bigger ...
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
assertion; declaration; affirmation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation