jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to be worried; to be troubled
dealing with; coping with
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
substantial matter; significant item
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
firm; strong; solid; stable