ambitious plan (enterprise); grand project
national border; provincial border
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
respect (epistolary usage)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to want; to seek; to request
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
chief vassal; senior statesman
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
several years; a few years
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
Zhejiang (China, Eastern coastal province); Chekiang
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
fertile; productive; fruitful
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak