strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to indicate; to show; to point to
block (of wood); chip; splinter
insertion; inlaying; immersion
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
flying column; detached force
to fight a battle; to have a fight
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
one's own army; one's own team
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances