system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
desperation; struggle to the death
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
bestowing peerage by imperial edict (in ancient China); document bestowing peerage
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
diplomatic papers or documents
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
each nation; many nations; many countries
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
retainer; retinue; servant
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
than; from; out of; except; but; more
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
subordination; dependency
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
side job; sideline; subsidiary business