fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
headquarters; head office; main office
(political) power; authority; influence
right to investigate; investigatory power
right to arrest; power of arrest
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
international organization; international organisation
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
soldier; combatant; warrior
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
head; chief; boss; leader
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
military force; military strength