drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
raising an army; launching business
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
only; merely; but; no more than
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
northern region; the north
gem; jewel; precious stone
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
consists of; comprises; is made up of
under control (e.g. of territory)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
three; three years of age
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
Ceret (France); Serrai (Greece)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to