to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
commander; commanding officer; CO
as (for); for; in the capacity of
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
please (give me); please (do for me)
Liu Xuande (founder of the Shu-Han dynasty)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
participation; joining; entry; adherence
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)