opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to attack; to assault; to assail
art of war; strategy; tactics
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
genius; prodigy; natural gift
strategist; tactician; schemer
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
vicissitudes; ups and downs
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed