manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
giving; provision; furnishing
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
(military or pleasure) expedition
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
adversity; sad circumstances
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
guessing beforehand; conjecture in advance
sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
camping; campground; making camp
moment by moment; hour by hour
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
public ceremonies; public affairs
there being no use in arguing (about it)
defense (of oneself); defence (of oneself); explanation
offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
ardent; passionate; vehement
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about