origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to govern; to manage; to subdue
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(wind or human-powered) warship
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
horn (musical instrument)
originally; by nature; from the start
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
unconditionally; as a rule
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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
war; fighting; fierce competition