East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
family; members of a family
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
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
family; relatives; dependents; household
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
official history; authorized history
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint