to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many years; how long; what year
government official; clerk
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
treatment (of a person); dealing with
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to summon; to get used to call
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects