people; men and women; each person; everybody
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
experiment; experimentation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
instead; but (on the other hand)
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
essence; true nature; substance; reality
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sense of smell; olfaction
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
Cocytus (river in the Greek underworld); Kokytos