(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to cease; to stop; to be over
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to take back; to recapture
whereabout; about where; how much
large number (of); many; majority
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
food and drink; eating and drinking
polite; courteous; hospitable
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
here and there; in places
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
everyday life; daily life
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
state secrets; secrets of the state
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
successive generations; successive emperors
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
powerful person; influential person