Ministry of Works (Tang-dynasty China)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
casualties; the killed and wounded
one person; another name; nickname; alias
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence (not speaking); muteness
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
the first and second; a few
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
military campaign; battle; war
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
official title; name of one's job
duty; function; office; mission; task
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum