as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
measure to win somebody over to one's side
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to refer to; to use as reference
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
political measures; policy
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
to discuss; to talk together
defense; defence; protection
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
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
armaments; military preparations
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set