carving; engraving; sculpture
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
as everyone knows; needless to point out
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
single word; a few words; brief comment
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
3000; three thousand; many
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
outward appearance; apparent
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character