background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
snake; serpent; large snake
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
that is to say; so that means
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
for example; for instance; e.g.
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
commander; general; leader
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
having a prince for a president; being the recipient of (an imperial favor, favour); reverential acceptance
to compete with; to vie for
dominion; territory; possession
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
at that time; in those days
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
light; faint; pale; fleeting
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
country; territory; domain; realm
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole