to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
to rearrange; to resequence
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
troubled times; turbulent times
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
the gods of heaven and earth
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be born; to come into this world
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to subsist; to keep on living
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing