hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
art of war; strategy; tactics
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
must not; should not; do not
teaching methodology; pedagogy
simple and plain; frank, direct and unambivalent; straightforward
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
study; research; investigation
for example; for instance; e.g.
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of