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)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
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
strategist; tactician; schemer
possessed of a strong sense of duty
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
in search of; in order to look for
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)