3000; three thousand; many
government post and court rank
one's (official) authority; power
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
job; work; duties; trade; skill
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
horse tack; horse gear; harness
taking heart; being in high spirits
every person; each one; everybody
commencing with; including
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
childhood friend; old playmate
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
a (helping) hand; a little help; some assistance
rendering what little service one can
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
serious; not joking; straight
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to retire from public service
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
lecture attendance; auditing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
many books; many writings
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...