the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
such; like that; in that way
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
(written) work; book; writings
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
willpower; energy; vitality
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert