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 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
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
discovery; detection; finding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
all-out attack; general offensive
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
by means of; due to; because of; according to
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
emperor (of Japan); mikado
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
left-hand radical of a character
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)