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)
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first match (in a series)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
great man; magnanimous man
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
our country; our land; one's own country
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver