to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
solitude; loneliness; isolation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
silence; stillness; quietness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
seedling; sapling; young tree
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
body; physical system; (the) person
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
visual hallucination; vision
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
transactions; dealings; business