clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
January; first month of the lunar calendar
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
promotion; raising of status
February; second month of the lunar calendar
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to go through formalities
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
work; business; company; study
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
preference; priority; precedence
such ... as; or some such