to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
ability to get things done
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
Liu Xuande (founder of the Shu-Han dynasty)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
three; three years of age
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
story; tale; talk; discussion
wherein; therein; thereinto
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)