companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
first match (in a series)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
flying column; detached force
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
great man; magnanimous man
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
one's first campaign; one's first battle
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
accession to the throne; enthronement
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly