three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
war; fighting; fierce competition
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
on countless occasions; many a time
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
while; during (the time when)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
cooperation; collaboration
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to attack; to assault; to assail
in this way; thus; such; uh...
arrangement; pact; agreement
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
election; selection; choice
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest