Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
program (e.g. TV); programme
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to send around (e.g. a car)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
(passenger) car; automobile
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
broadcasting station; broadcaster
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality