daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to mask oneself; to lie down
to feel uneasy; to worry (about something)
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
medium damage; modest damage; some damage
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
repentance; confession; penitence
purification of the six roots of perception
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
first sign of the Chinese calendar
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
literally; to the letter; literal
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
order of chivalry; chivalric order
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)