the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
art of war; strategy; tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
armchair theory; impracticable theory
reality; actuality; hard fact
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
thought; consideration; thinking
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
don't you think?; indicates question
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
of course; certainly; naturally
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
rather; better; instead; if anything
jjangi; changgi; jangki; Korean chess
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
king (of the senior player)
king (of the junior player)
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
great commander; famous commander
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)