to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
intelligence operative; spy
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
someone (something) not to be trifled with
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
military strength; military personnel
accumulation; accumulate; store
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
commerce; trade; business
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
at once; immediately; right now
proximity of a monarch or lord
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
Western Liao (Central Asian Khitan empire, 1132-1211 CE)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive