conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
powerful local clan; local strongman
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
setting on fire; setting afire
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
one's house; one's home; one's family
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
repentance; confession; penitence
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
many; numerous; various; large number of
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
military family; warrior class