sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
(of a kind) never to be seen again
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the same; the said; likewise
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)