abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
book; volume; this; present; main; head
study; library; den; home office; reading room
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
league; federation; union; alliance
bodily sensation; sense; experience
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
activation; invigoration; stimulation