to invite in; to show someone in
to detain; to take into custody
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sattva (being); bodhisattva
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
old friend; familiar face
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
(Japanese) empress; queen
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
of course; certainly; naturally
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
emperor (of Japan); mikado
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
imperial throne; the Crown
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
war; fighting; fierce competition
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
accession to the throne; enthronement
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)