thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
form; shape; figure; visage
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
military family; warrior class
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
political measures; policy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
although I say; although one might say; although called
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
contending for victory; struggling for supremacy
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to run away; to escape safely
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom