territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
mobilization; mobilisation
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
like this; this sort; this way
late at night; small hours of the morning
what kind of business; what sort of matter
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
duty; obligation; responsibility
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
selection; choice; option
dice; die; baton (of command)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important