family; members of a family
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Western Zhou dynasty (China, c 1046-771 BCE); Western Chou dynasty
Eastern Zhou dynasty (China, 771-256 BCE); Eastern Chou dynasty
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
consanguineous group; kin group
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
(historical) regulations governing Chinese religious observances and social order
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
head house (family); birthplace; originator
aggression; invasion; raid
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
Duke Huan (Qi ruler) (685-643 BC)
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
farming implement; farm tools
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
accumulation; accumulate; store