literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
this world; this life; world of the living
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
birds and wild animals; wildlife
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
hungry ghost (preta) realm
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view