abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryō system)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
civilian in military employ
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
call; summons; convening; convocation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
convention; tired tradition; old custom
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
after death; posthumously
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
postwar period; period after Second World War
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to need; to call for; to require
number of persons; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
accumulation; accumulate; store
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find