obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
battlefield; battleground
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
and (also); both ... and; as well as
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge