to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
life and death; life or death
experient; person who has experienced something
formalization; formalisation
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
maintaining the status quo
unwritten; illiterate; uneducated; poor writing
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
lacking a plan; haphazard
our country; our land; one's own country
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi); Cheng-Zhu school
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feudalistic thought or thinking
convenient; expedient; makeshift
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
inclination; tendency; nature; character
to make an appearance; to show up
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to storm (a house, castle, etc.); to raid; to attack
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
detour; circuitous route; diversion
being in the middle; being impartial; standing between two things
China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; imperial court; Imperial Court (of Japan); middle ages
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity