to increase / (of water) to rise

more than, above

difficult / hard, probably impossible

(Chinese phonetics, of Middle Chinese) the four tones

Chinese (any language spoken in China) / Chinese (class of languages) / Chinese (Mandarin)

pronunciation / (music) sounding

pronunciation; articulation

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country