to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
praise; glorification; extolment
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
posterity; future generations; future life
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
young girl; lass; adolescent female
display and sale of new products
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
this world; this life; world of the living
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
sense of values; values; value system
circulation; dissemination
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
during imprisonment; while in jail
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
indeed; really; truly; very much
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to come from; to have roots in
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown