space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
government service; the bureaucracy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
chief; main; principal; important
topic of discussion; agenda
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
Ministry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
dismissal (from a position); discharge
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
complication; confusion; disorder
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
on one hand; on the other hand
Eitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1381.2.24-1384.2.27)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
long ago; previous; of a former age
Secretariat (Tang-dynasty China)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
office and rank; an official rank
system; institution; organization; organisation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
study; pursuit of knowledge
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
time; hour; period; class
to expend money; to spend money
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy