a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
(while) holding a post or being in office
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
well-known; noted; celebrated
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
posterity; future generations
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
honorific affix; honorific prefix
high steward; grand master
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
Wu Zetian (624-705); Empress Wu
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
imperial throne; the Crown
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
reason; cause; circumstances
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
quotation; abstract; selection; summary