book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
old or veteran army general
as a child; when one was a child
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
(present) head of a family
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
suppression; repression; subjugation
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to differ; to vary; to disagree
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
time; season; period; phase; stage
to live through; to survive
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
support; backing; aid; assistance
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)