to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to replace; to move; to change the position of
leadership; initiative; spearhead
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
historic; historical; traditional
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
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)
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
self-control; self-restraint
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
settlement out of court; private settlement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
(United States of) America; USA; US
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface