age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
how many years; how long; what year
Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26); Kanbyō era
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the Fall of Man; the Fall
such; this sort of; like this
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(religious) faith; belief; creed
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
level; standard; water level
from the viewpoint of; according to
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
boundary; bounds of the earth
Emperor Shoumu; Shoumu Tenno (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE)
successive generations; successive emperors
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
establishment; foundation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
is something that; is that which
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say