dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be the ruin of (a person)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
demon of ill health; disease
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
maintenance; preservation; improvement
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to keep in mind; to memorize
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation