vague or equivocal in attitude or intention; unclear

to venture or make bold to do something; used as a humble term when initiating an action or request

ignorant and uneducated; lacking in knowledge or common sense

(idiom) to find money or valuables and not hide them for oneself; to return lost property to its owner

An ambiguous or illicit romantic relationship, such as an affair.

(idiom) to have never met someone before; to be entirely unacquainted throughout one's life

ignorant; lacking knowledge; benighted

ignorant and benighted; lacking in understanding or logic

(Buddhist term) deep meditation or concentration where the mind remains fixed on one object; also referred to as [[三摩地|三摩地|san1 mo2 di4]] or [[三摩提|三摩提|san1 mo2 ti2]]

to ignore or violate one's conscience; to act dishonestly or unfairly

to ignore or disregard one's sense of right and wrong; to act in a way that is dishonest or unethical

(idiom) polite way of saying one is taking the liberty or venturing to do something without considering if their status or behavior is appropriate; to presume to; to take the liberty of

obscure; hidden from view; vague or hard to understand

dark and dim; not bright; lacking light

ignorant and unenlightened; benighted

to annex weak countries and attack those under corrupt or incompetent rule

to deceive oneself; to act against what one knows is right; to blot out or go against one's own conscience

(variant form) blindly; single-mindedly; persistently and regardless of consequences

The secret, essence, or key to understanding a particular matter; the inner meaning of a situation.

dark and gloomy; dim and unclear; obscured

used as a polite apology before speaking frankly or asking an intrusive question; "if I may be so bold" or "forgive my presumption"

to secretly hide or keep someone else's property for oneself

to do something evil or dishonest against one's own sense of right and wrong; to violate one's conscience

money obtained by dishonest or evil means; money earned by acting against one's conscience

The time just before daybreak when it is beginning to get light.

To get up before daybreak; to be hardworking or industrious; can also describe being too worried to sleep.

dark; obscure; dim

To risk death; to act or speak at the risk of a death sentence

unclear or veiled in meaning; obscure; blurry

(literary) dawn; daybreak; the time when it is about to get light but is still dark

ignorant and naive; often used as a self-deprecating expression in literary contexts to mean "my humble self is unlearned"

vague; unclear and difficult to perceive or understand

(literary) the primitive state of the world when things were first created; uncivilized or primitive

an early Mahayana Buddhist scripture whose name translates as the concentration of the heroic march