army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
around the world; throughout the world
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
imperial court; royal court
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
in history; ever; historical
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
family; members of a family
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
commander; commanding officer; CO
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
ginger (Zingiber officinale)