Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to toady; to be obsequious
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
successive generations; successive emperors
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
convenient; handy; useful
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
Hundred Schools of Thought; general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
system; institution; organization; organisation
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
imperial decree; imperial edict
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
study; diligence; discount; reduction
superior; superiors; senior
lawyer; legalism (school of Chinese philosophy)
School of Diplomacy; one of the Schools of Thought during the Warring States period in China
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to govern; to manage; to subdue
proposal; motion; recommendation
every year; yearly; annually
each nation; many nations; many countries
government office; public office; government official
appointment; assignment; promotion
probability; likelihood; chances