rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
war; fighting; fierce competition
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
support; backing; patronage
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
border (between countries); national border
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
danger; peril; hazard; risk
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly