distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
step; stride; counter for steps
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
end; tip; extremities; terminal
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
apparent; obvious; very clear
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
all creation; all nature; all the universe
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
indescribable; having no way to express
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)