adoration; admiration; devotion
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
notes; comment; remark; annotation
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
other than; excluding; without
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to happen to meet; to come across
recreation; diversion; relaxation
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
holding on to; sticking to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to feel; to sense; to experience
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
if it is the case that ...
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
geopolitical; geostrategic
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to play a leading role; to play a central part
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement; advocacy; promotion (of a belief); encouragement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)