home area; home town; local
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
emperor (of Japan); mikado
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
right (to do something); authority; power
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
originally; by nature; from the start
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
food and (alcoholic) drink
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet