edict; public announcement
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
brilliant; bright; glorious
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to ascend (the throne); to accede
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
near; close; beside; third person
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
government service; the bureaucracy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
to throw into; to toss into
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
rebel; traitor; insurgent
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
imperial investiture; installation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for flags, banners, etc.