to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
originally; by nature; from the start
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
nonchalantly; without a care
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
deceptive methods; questionable means
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
forwarding agent; carrier
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
many-legged; octopus-like
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
inner citadel; core; center; centre
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
exhibition; display; putting on show
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
expressing one's mind; speaking out