to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
death in battle; death on the battlefield
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
100,000; hundred thousand
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something like ...; something called ...
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
central part; heart (of a city)
near; nearby; not far off
transport; transportation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly