to have a reason; to have an excuse
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
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to hold fast; to protect to the end
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
reasoning; logic; persuasion
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
incident; affair; happening; event
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected