rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
militia; paramilitary group
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
change of course; route change; direction change
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to rebuild; to reconstruct
empty lot; vacant plot of land
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)
strategist; tactician; schemer
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to