forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
senior; elder; person older than oneself
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
front; frontage; facade; main
generation; the world; the age
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
probability; likelihood; chances
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
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)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state