seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
himself; yourself; herself
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
interruption; interference; butting in
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
to control; to command; to get the better of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
use; utilization; utilisation; application
admiration; being impressed (by)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in person; personally; directly
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
difference; variation; difference
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
extermination; expulsion; destruction
should; must; -able; probably; likely
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
ringleader; accomplished villain
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms