Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
art of war; strategy; tactics
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
chance (of success); odds
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
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)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to turn completely into; to become completely
confusion; distraction; derangement
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly