life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
spiritual world; mental world
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
useless; vain; aimless; idle
solitude; loneliness; isolation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fertile; productive; fruitful
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
world; society; people; the public
honor; honour; credit; prestige
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)