to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
preference; priority; precedence
in accordance with; according to
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
although I say; although one might say; although called
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
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
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
every place; various places
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
authority; power; influence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with