to exterminate; to eliminate; to eradicate; to suppress
legend; folklore; tradition
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
office and rank; an official rank
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to start slowly; to lag behind
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
being settled; coming to a conclusion
way; method; means; resource; course
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress