you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; (lit.) you can't shake sleeves you don't have
to train oneself in military arts
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
interview; examination; question
additionally; in addition
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
aquatic life; water creatures
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
the instability of a political situation; political instability
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
back of the head; occiput
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
not at all tense; relaxed; calm