edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
breath; breathing; tone; mood
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
and so; therefore; for that reason
government; administration; statesmanship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
people; citizens; subjects; folk
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
wise man; philosopher; sage
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
difficult to ...; hard to ...
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to some extent; to a certain extent
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
society; public; community; social studies
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sacred ground; sacred precincts