consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error