Kōgen era (1256.10.5-1257.3.14)
inscription of scripture on stone
Wang Mang (45 BCE - 23 CE), Chinese emperor
Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
Liu Xuande (founder of the Shu-Han dynasty)
Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander)
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
repair; renovation; restoration
a follower; yield allegiance to
territorial relationship; regional bond
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
military science; strategy; tactics
clerk at the information desk
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
control; management; supervision
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples