to tell (somebody) to (do something)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
dukedom; duchy; principality
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
the people; citizens; the populace
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
defense; defence; protection
to beat to death; to kill
to attack; to assault; to assail
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
dominion; territory; possession
present (brought by a visitor); gift
bringing; taking; carrying
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
right in the center (centre)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son