army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
strategist; tactician; schemer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
100,000; hundred thousand
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
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.
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to win one's first battle (game, match)
prime minister (in ancient China)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to face; to go towards; to head towards
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
by means of; due to; because of; according to
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation