indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
beginning; outset; first; onset
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
one's first campaign; one's first battle
huge win; overwhelming victory
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)