revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
the West; the Occident; Western countries
other than; excluding; without
literature; books (reference); document
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
goodness; excellence; virtue
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
person who has rendered distinguished service
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
tradition; legend; folklore
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation