to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
(political) administration; political power
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
talented person; clever person
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
advance; moving forward; progress
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
enfeoffment (incl. bestowal of government post and court rank)
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
use; utility; profit; gain
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
1,000,000; one million; million; many
fertile; rich; productive
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
professor; teaching; instruction
military science; strategy; tactics
to retire from public service
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander)
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
raising or keeping an animal by oneself
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
gale; strong wind; high wind
open space within a barracks compound
to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
while surprised; suddenly