pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to gain fame; to make one's name
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
northern part; the north (of a region)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to watch steadily; to stare
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to maintain (preserve) peace
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
suppression; repression; subjugation
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
support; backing; aid; assistance
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
small; fine; detailed; stingy
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to manage a state; to govern a country
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
establishment; settlement
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
leadership skill; leadership ability
surely; certainly; without doubt
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to try all possible means
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out