state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
viceroy; governor-general
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
but; however; provided that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
firm; strong; solid; stable
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
powerful family; powerful clan
such; like that; that sort of; very
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
after that; afterwards; thereafter
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
finally; in the end; on top of all that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically