amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
head; brains; intellect; understanding
handheld game console; portable game console
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
power; authority; jurisdiction
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
solution; solution strategy
business; work; operations; service; duties
on the occasion of; at the time of
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
how; in what way; how about; questionable
nameless; anonymous; without name
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction