all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
strategist; tactician; schemer
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
such ... as; or some such
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
carelessness; negligence; oversight
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
approving a document without adequately reading it; rubber-stamping
prime minister; premier; chancellor
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
indolence; laziness; sloth
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)