in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
thousands; several thousand
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
split; division; break up
to die; to lay down life's burden
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
if so; in that case; in that situation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
rebellion; great uprising
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River; long river
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
impossible to do (although wants to)
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
that; the matter in question
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
two times; twice; two degrees
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to make an appearance; to show up
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in