remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
viceroy; governor-general
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rule; reign; government; governing
superstition; superstitious belief
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
February; second month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
father and mother; parents
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
national border; provincial border
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to repeat; to do something over again
commander; general; leader
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about
series of battles; successive battles