reason; cause; history; origin
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
condition; situation; prospects
fencing; art of wielding swords
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
sound of a wind instrument
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
contest; comparison; competition
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
personal appearance; character; personality
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
back country; remote countryside
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
addition; increase; Canada
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
study of foreign languages; linguistics
however; having said that; but
white (complexion); fair-skinned
youthful; young; young-looking
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
reputation; public opinion
two books on the art of war in ancient China; the secrets (essence) of the art of war; secrets of successful life; precepts for living
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with