(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
influence (on someone); inspiration
retirement (from an official position)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to differ; to vary; to disagree
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
apocryphal work; forgery; spurious article
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to cease; to stop; to be over
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
classic Confucian writings
authority; power; influence
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified