tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
(arch.) ginger (Zingiber officinale); Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
government official; public official
to cease; to stop; to be over
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
small; minute; tiny; squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
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.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
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
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
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
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
posterity; future generations
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
1000 ri; (a) long distance
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
decrease; reduction; decline