achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
enumeration; citation; listing
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to mind; to care; to worry
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
the people; citizens; the populace
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
interest; rights; concession
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
Republic of China; ROC; Taiwan; Republic of China (country controlling mainland China from 1912 to 1949)
rule; reign; government; governing
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
government; administration; statesmanship
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)