reliance; trust; faith; confidence
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
beginning (of a century, etc.)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
influence; clout; leverage
to get strong; to gain strength
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
action of making something; -ification
natural calamity; disaster
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ill-gotten money; bad coin
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
political measures; policy