estrangement; alienation; disaffection
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
of no interest; not interested
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
meaning; significance; sense
river; stream; River; the ... river
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
desperation; struggle to the death
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
I see; that's right; indeed
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
these guys; these fellows
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
death in battle; death on the battlefield
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation