Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
reigning; controlling; dictating
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
founder of dynasty or sect
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
ingenuity; resourcefulness
perfect; complete; flawless
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
worthy of special mention
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
will; testament; last request
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
very much; very many; more and more