new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
governor-general; governor; viceroy
interest; rights; concession
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
allegiance; obedience; submission
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
cantonment; encampment; etape
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
that; the matter in question
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
life or death; existence; destiny
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
chapter one; first chapter
outbreak of war; starting a war
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
originally; by nature; from the start
high ground; plateau; heights
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
river; stream; River; the ... river
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
to gather; to collect; to assemble
people; men and women; each person; everybody
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
transactions; dealings; business
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)