to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
authority; power; influence
establishment; settlement
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
empress dowager; queen mother
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
beginning; outset; first; onset
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
in succession; one by one
important post; important office; key position
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
one day; (on) a certain day
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement