prime minister (in ancient China)
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chief vassal; senior statesman
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
succession to headship of a family
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
reflective water surface; reflecting water
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
strategist; tactician; schemer
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly