blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
in that way; like that; that way
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
old man; venerable gentleman
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to order; to command; to appoint
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
on the occasion of; at the time of
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
hedge; fence; border; limit
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
average; leveling; levelling
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
(political) administration; political power
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
in terms of; from the point of view of
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from