rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to invite in; to show someone in
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to hand over; to surrender
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
round shape; circle; circular form
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to become attached; to begin to love
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to read the situation; to sense the mood
cane; walking stick; staff; wand