to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to thrust before; to thrust at
eastern part; the east (of a region)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
messenger; envoy; emissary
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
reality; actuality; hard fact
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
recovery; rescue; recapture
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to crumble away; to collapse
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to jar; to creak; to grate