we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
such ... as; or some such
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
capacity; volume; capacitance
going into battle; departure for the front
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to attack; to assault; to assail
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
one's attitude; state of affairs
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)