head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
training; drill; practice; discipline
time; hour; period; class
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(navigable) canal; waterway
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in that way; thus; so; so?
though; notwithstanding; although
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
northern part; the north (of a region)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
while; even though; despite
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
appointment; assignment; promotion
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
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
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to intend; to be sure that
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
still; even now; to this day
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
southern part; the south (of a region)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature