to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
powerful family; powerful clan
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take over; to hand over
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
something like ...; something called ...
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
right (to do something); authority; power
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
centre of (political) power
breath; breathing; tone; mood
while; during (the time when)
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
unfairness; injustice; partiality
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
energy; military strength
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at