(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
proposal; proposition; suggestion
praise; glorification; extolment
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
honor; honour; credit; prestige
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at that time; in those days
highest level; high-water mark
advocate; proponent; supporter
to state; to express; to mention
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
reformist local government (often left-of-center); progressive local government