the West; the Occident; Western countries
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
change in appearance; transformation
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault
tradition; legend; folklore
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
great emperor; ... the Great
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
perpetual youth and longevity
rule; reign; peaceful times
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to govern; to manage; to subdue
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
exploration party; expedition team
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
what is called; what they call; so-called
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
government; administration