pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
military officer; naval officer
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
strategist; tactician; schemer
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
agreement; stipulation; contract
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
several people; a few people
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
a few years ago; some years back
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
go that far; to that extent
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
holding one's ground; defending local authority
influential person; man of importance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)