vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
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)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
proper; right; reasonable
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
every evening; every night
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
abusing someone to his (her) face
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
jet black; pitch dark; peyote (Lophophora williamsii); mescaline
jet black; pitch dark; peyote (Lophophora williamsii); mescaline
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
insight; power of observation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly