new;  neo-;  newness;  novelty;  Gregorian calendar;  Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
 governor-general;  governor;  viceroy
 interest;  rights;  concession
 hogging;  having all to oneself;  monopolising;  monopolizing
 for;  for the sake of;  to one's advantage;  because of;  as a result of
 allegiance;  obedience;  submission
 one;  1;  best;  first;  foremost;  beginning;  start
 tribe;  clan;  (taxonomical) tribe;  group (of the periodic table)
 cantonment;  encampment;  etape
 to resort to violence;  to perform a drastic act
 that;  the matter in question
 to originate with;  to start with;  to stem from
 battle;  fight;  war;  struggle;  conflict
 Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 life or death;  existence;  destiny
 to be affected;  to be influenced;  to be concerned with;  to have to do with;  to stick to (opinions)
 large;  big;  great;  prominent;  -sized;  as big as;  university
 disturbance;  agitation;  commotion;  upheaval;  riot
 development;  growth;  development (of a situation, story, etc.);  advancement;  playing around;  having an active sex life
 everyone;  anyone;  no one;  nobody
 chapter one;  first chapter
 outbreak of war;  starting a war
 ceremony;  rite;  ritual;  service
 northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
 ordinary;  common;  free of charge;  unaffected;  as is;  only
 the four cardinal directions;  north, east, south and west;  surroundings;  many countries;  the whole world;  all around;  here and there
 to surround;  to encircle;  to besiege;  to lay siege to;  to play (go, shogi, etc.)
 about when;  about what time;  how soon
 the present;  present time;  as of;  present tense;  this world;  this life
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 originally;  by nature;  from the start
 high ground;  plateau;  heights
 foot (of a mountain or hill);  bottom;  base
 flow (of a fluid or gas);  stream;  flow (of people, things);  passage (of time);  course (of events);  (step-by-step) procedure;  group of people who remain together after the end of an event
 one;  for one thing;  only;  (not) even;  just (e.g. "just try it");  some kind of;  one type of
 river;  stream;  River;  the ... river
 ferry landing;  point of departure or arrival for ferries
 to gather;  to collect;  to assemble
 people;  men and women;  each person;  everybody
 exchange;  interchange;  switching;  reciprocity;  barter;  substitution
 transactions;  dealings;  business
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)