middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
colour; color; hue; tints
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
striking; remarkable; considerable
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Zen studies; Zen practice
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to make characteristic; to characterize
conscious; deliberate; intentional
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty
complete Buddhist scriptures
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
Shuki; Zhu Xi (1130-1200 CE); Chu Hsi
gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
I see; that's right; indeed
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
generation; the world; the age
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship