to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
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)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to live through; to survive
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-less; lacking; non-existing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
border (between countries); national border
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
between both countries; bilateral
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.