dethroned emperor or king
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
court council; privy council
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
excellent plan; best policy
grace; blessing; compassion
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
Santou; Shandong (China); Shantung
countries; (various) nations
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach; used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
Bohai (kingdom in Manchura and N. Korea, established after the fall of Goguryeo); Pohai; Bohai; Balhae; Bokkai
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar