in that manner; like that
to play a central role; to take a leading part
standing tall; towering; soaring
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
profiting while others fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be led by; to be headed by
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
one large ...; a great ...
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
in person; personally; directly
first generation; founder
great war; great battle; world war
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to help each other; to cooperate
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time