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)
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
compressibility; compression ratio
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
chronological order; time series
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
central part; heart (of a city)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
law of conservation of energy
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats