let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
battlefield; battleground
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to turn towards; to point
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 wants
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
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
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; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
go that far; to that extent
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 stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
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.)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical 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
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)