to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
fortress; stronghold; citadel
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
our country; our land; one's own country
territory; domain; dominion; possession
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
border (between countries); national border
defense; defence; protection
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
since; henceforth; ever since
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold