registration; accession; register; entry; record
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
while; during; while; although; all; both
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
fields (of rice and other crops)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
submission; return to allegiance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
after that; afterwards; thereafter
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(ribbon of) an official seal
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
congratulation; celebration
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i