to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
government service; the bureaucracy
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to blaze; to burn brightly
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
conquest; domination; mastery
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
again; once more; a second time
by means of; due to; because of; according to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
together; at the same time; same; identical
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to