to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
strategist; tactician; schemer
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
book; volume; this; present; main; head
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
with a friendly grin; smilingly
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to kill by burning to death
to talk; to carry meaning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tradition; legend; folklore
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow