weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
consequence; outcome; result; blame
government office; agency; board
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
what is called; what they call; so-called
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to outrun; to run through to the end
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-less; lacking; non-existing
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that