not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
tide; current; tendency; trend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
discuss thoroughly; deal exhaustively with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
as was expected; sure enough
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
consequence; result; conclusion
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
looking depressed; long face
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird