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
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fort; stronghold; fortification
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
strategist; tactician; schemer
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time