(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
long (time that has passed); old (story)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to split; to be split; to splinter
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to put up (a notice); to post
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
composite photograph; photomontage
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
straight-laced person; stubborn person
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
it's not like; it isn't as if
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
manners; behavior; behaviour
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)