dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
(arch.) linen kariginu; (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass (of time); to elapse
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
materials; data; document
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
how long; how far; how much
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very young; little; childish; immature
father and mother; parents
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
property; fortune; means; assets
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
prime minister (in ancient China)
rising; ascending; climbing
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
writing; composition; essay; sentence