law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(necessary) personnel; required person
defense; defence; defensive preparations
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
Tao Qian (2nd century CE Chinese commander and politician)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
how long; how much; to what extent
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
dense forest; thick forest; (arch.) May; (arch.) fifth month of the lunar calendar
to face on; to look out on to
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)