far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suppression; repression; subjugation
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to spread; to be propagated
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
small house; thatched hut
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
100,000; hundred thousand
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
successively; one after another
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in that way; thus; so; so?
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that