literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
around the world; throughout the world
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
at that time; in those days
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
tide; current; tendency; trend
older brother; elder brother
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
self control; self restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to be blessed with children
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
other side; opposite side; other party
to relax; to feel at home
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)