Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
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
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
death (of an emperor); demise
by means of; due to; because of; according to
heir; inheritor; successor
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
ten; 10; ten years of age
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
troubled times; turbulent times
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
ceremony; celebration; law code
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
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
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
taking an unexpected opportunity
to flare up; to burst into flames
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
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness