state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
government service; official position; civil service
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
indirection; indirectness
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
war; fighting; fierce competition
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
contradiction; inconsistency
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)