small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
firm; strong; solid; stable
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
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 desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
source of funds; resources; finances
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
all; entire; whole; altogether
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
number of persons; personnel
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
all night; throughout the night
alone; by oneself; on one's own