Vocabulary

very truly yours; very respectfully yours

very truly yours; very respectfully yours

defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat; pride comes before a fall

the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction

even a fool may sometimes give good counsel

revere heaven, love people

happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; unsullied joy is rare

the young should be regarded with respect

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven

behind with everything; too late; reactive

Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat

complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways

talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; men of genius tend to be of delicate health; whom the gods love die young

at age forty, one has no doubts

the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for)

men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy

freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss

Wrong and right are but two faces of the same coin

fully prepared; all ready

man's life vanishes like a dew; a person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

life and death are the two faces of the same coin

good and evil are but two faces of the same coin

Everyone is safe (all right)

one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back

well done!; great!; bravo!

So many people, so many minds; Everyone has his own ideas and tastes; It takes all sorts to make a world; To each his (her) own

the world is a scene of constant changes; the blue sea turns into a mulberry field

the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)

the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)

Not to be taken out; Reference Only

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood

Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner

the world is covered in darkness; all is plunged into darkness

heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth

heaven and earth are eternal

repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning)

there's no point in staying (here) any longer; there's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; there's no point in extending one's stay