to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
powerful person; influential person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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)
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
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
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
person of letters; literary person
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
form of renku consisting of 24 verses
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
longing for; burning desire
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
posterity; future generations; future life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
Kongming (courtesy name of Zhuge Liang); Kōmei
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...