to get on a horse; to mount a horse
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
terrain; geographical features; topography
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
around the world; throughout the world
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
imperial court; royal court
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
in history; ever; historical
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling