yours sincerely; respectfully yours
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
counter for generations; epoch
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
descendant; posterity; offspring
chair; stool; post; office; position
ancestor; forefather; foremother
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
war; fighting; fierce competition
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
great scholar; savant; polymath
Hundred Schools of Thought; general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period
art of war; strategy; tactics
military science; strategy; tactics
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
sattva (being); bodhisattva
energy; military strength
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe