party; set; gang; company; person
our country; our land; one's own country
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
rational; reasonable; logical
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
superstition; superstitious belief
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
else; in addition; besides
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to need; to demand; to take; to require
national defence; national defense
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
nothing but; none other than
as you are aware; as you know
promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but