male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
to lay the foundation (for)
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
edict; ordinance; proclamation
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
posterity; future generations; future life
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
serious; severe; grave; acute
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)