Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
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
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the instant of birth (rebirth)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show