reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
root; joint; base; crotch
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
blow; shock; strike; batting
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
waterfall; cataract; cascade
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to push (something) against
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to push away; to push aside; to shove
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
madder red; dark red; crimson
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to overdo; to do too much
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard