infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
rule; reign; government; governing
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
small fraction; small proportion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
just because; even if; even though
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
edict; ordinance; proclamation
even though; despite; when
to be lacking in options; to be too few
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on