wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
heir; inheritor; successor
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
receiving; acceptance; reception
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
high; noble; refined; advanced
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
error; mistake; slip; bug
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning