supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
same temperament; same turn of mind
large container; person of great talent
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
piece; fragment; one (object)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
attendance; participation; presence
drooling; hypersalivation; sialorrhea
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
proclamation; promulgation
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
solemn; grave; impressive
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the very best; excellent; superb
how many people; a number of people
anyone; any person; whoever
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent