pointing out; identification
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
interior; inside; internal
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
skills acquired through hard training; feats of practice
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
private person; individual
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
that is to say; so that means
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to trample; to crush underfoot
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic