Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
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
military forces; hosts; troops
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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)
beginning; outset; first; onset
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
in this way; thus; such; uh...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
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 surround; to crowd around
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
commander; general; leader
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
feng (male Chinese firebird)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen