butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
in this way; thus; such; uh...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Wang Mang (45 BCE - 23 CE), Chinese emperor
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
grasp; catch; understanding
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
murder of one's own lord or father
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
final; eventual; ultimate
how; in what way; how about
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
same family (race, tribe)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit