Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
village headman; village mayor
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
in comparison to; rather than
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
rising; ascending; climbing
suffix for familiar person
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
Island; insula; island; islet
to face; to go towards; to head towards
24 hours; twenty-four hours
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any