pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
because of; owing to; due to
to be injured; to sustain a wound
I told you so; you see that?
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
forced to use; forced into a position
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
cardioplegia; heart attack
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
program (e.g. TV); programme
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
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)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
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
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
black kite (Milvus migrans)
scale; scope; plan; structure
serialization; serialisation; serial story
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to wring the neck; to strangle
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far