peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
future (usually near); prospects
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
book printed from woodblocks
inscription of scripture on stone
remaining; left-over; excess
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
professor; teaching; instruction
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
sinology; Chinese studies
treatise or essay collection
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
chapter and verse; paragraph; passage
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
same as above; ditto; ibid.
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly