myself; yourself; I; me; you
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to relax; to feel at home
besides; in addition; also; moreover
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
piece; fragment; one (object)
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
the ways of the world; human nature
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rather; better; instead; if anything
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
classic Confucian writings
in comparison to; rather than
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
considerably; greatly; a lot
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to say; to be called; to do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
modesty; humility; being humble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn