great army; mighty host; whole army
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)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
in the face of; in defiance of
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
wild beast; wild animal; brute
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
doing whatever one pleases
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
disorder; confusion; chaos
to underrate; to make light of
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
workshop; studio; atelier
dispersing; breaking up; running away
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
scene; spectacle; sight; view