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
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to launch a surprise attack
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
birth; creation; formation
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
will not do; do not; does not
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to dye; to colour; to color
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to the last; persistency; thoroughness