fanfare; flourish of trumpets
military review; (military) parade
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
urging soldiers to fight more vigorously
a question from the emperor
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to be pleased with; to suit
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
outline; summary; gist; in brief
this much; to this extent; to this degree
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
detailed; minute; articulate
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
information leak; data breach
murder of one's lord or father
to distract a person's attention
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
second line of a four-line Chinese poem