entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
almost; roughly; approximately
to be conspicuous; to stand out
considerably; fairly; quite
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
messenger; envoy; emissary
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
until now; so far; up to the present
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if it is the case that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
to be forward; to be impertinent
cold reception; inhospitality
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)