too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
strategist; tactician; schemer
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
by means of; due to; because of; according to
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
people; citizens; subjects; folk
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 leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
line; queue; procession; matrix
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
government service; official position; civil service
Minister of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest