to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
(construction of an) argument
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
chief vassal; senior statesman
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
-less; lacking; non-existing
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
while; even though; despite
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction