invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
complete stranger; total stranger
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
nothing but; none other than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case