to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
guidance; showing the way; massage; tao yin; Taoist Neigong
Taixi (Taoist practice); embryonic breathing
shouyi; guarding the one; Taoist meditative practice of concentrating the mind to unite body and spirit
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
Taoist sexual alchemy (supposed to prolong the practitioner's life)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work