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
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
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
decision; determination; resolution
camping; campground; making camp
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to send or direct a person to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
night attack; nocturnal assault
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses