same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
ancient Chinese immigrant
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
empress dowager; queen mother
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
while; during (the time when)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
extermination; annihilation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
main force; chief object; mainline
to play a leading role; to play a central part