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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
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
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.
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
alone; unaided; away from home
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
outbreak of war; starting a war
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
ingenuity; resourcefulness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
future (usually near); prospects
when it becomes; when it comes to
to feel; to sense; to experience
secret; private; surreptitious
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof