to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
serious; severe; grave; acute
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
military forces; hosts; troops
100,000; hundred thousand
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
government office; agency; board
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
both armies; both teams; both sides
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
near; nearby; not far off
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
battlefield; battleground
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 change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)