prime minister (in ancient China)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
orders; instructions; directive; command
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
older brother; elder brother
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
than; from; out of; except; but; more
caller; visitor; company; guest
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic