year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
countries; (various) nations
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
what is called; what they call; so-called
Seven Warring States (of China); Seven Kingdoms
too (much); overly; excessively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
already; now; no longer; not any more
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
accession to the throne; enthronement
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
rule; government; administration
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion