to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
strategist; tactician; schemer
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
verbal message; relaying a message
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
history of a nation; Japanese history
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
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
letter; missive; note; mail
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
youngest brother; last disciple
branch office; branch store
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
to make a success in life
on the occasion of; at the time of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof