little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
possible; likely; probable
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
until now; so far; up to the present
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
disregarding strategy and using brute force
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to change completely; to change suddenly
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking