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)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
again; once more; a second time
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
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.)
next door; neighbouring residence
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)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
two persons; two people; pair; couple
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)