Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
at a young age; while still young
government office; public office
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Minister of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
viceroy; governor-general
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
relatively; comparatively
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
though; notwithstanding; although
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to become famous; to gain fame
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
penalty; sentence; punishment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point