Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
buried gold; buried treasure
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
being somewhat excited (agitated)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
historic; historical; traditional
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to move forward; to move on
to burst open; to pop; to split
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to blow off; to be blown off