concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
dukedom; duchy; principality
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
at that time; in those days
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
instability; insecurity; crankiness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
customs (duties); duty; tariff
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
since then; from that time; ever since
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
100,000; hundred thousand
good performance; good work; great success
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
military force; military strength
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another