never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; (lit.) taking Gansu only to want Sichuan
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
like button (social media)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
(a) Machiavellian; Machiavellist
going there is easy but coming back is hard
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
Genghis Khan (2004 TV series)
high nose; person with a high nose; pride
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
Machiavellism; Machiavellianism
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
bravery; heroism; gallantry
unnatural or untimely death
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to cry against; to denounce publicly
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856)
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)