how; in what way; by what means
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make one feel grateful
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
stimulating; exciting; provocative
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
preparing for action or battle