to rise up; to initiate (political) action
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
God and man; heaven and man
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to spend time (on doing something)
matter of concern and interest
one's long-cherished desire
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
now; the present time; just now; another; more
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
li and qi; li and chi; (in Song-period neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles and the material phenomena of the cosmos
to engage in a heated discussion
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to intervene; to stop (something)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
all things in nature; the whole creation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
material; substance; matter
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to state; to express; to mention
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
by means of; due to; because of; according to
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension