Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
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
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
strategist; tactician; schemer
ingenuity; resourcefulness
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.
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
third day of the month; three days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
100,000; hundred thousand
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to order; to command; to appoint
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
proposal; proposition; suggestion
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
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
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
two persons; two people; pair; couple