to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
(social) position; status
distinction; differentiation; classification
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
strong-willed; strong of heart
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
such; like that; that sort of; very
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to entertain; to make welcome