natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
round; spherical; circular
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
more than anything; above all else
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
postwar period; period after Second World War
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
walking briskly; determinedly
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
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)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing