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)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
righteousness; justice; right
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to be absorbed in reading
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
changing clothes; change of clothes
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
passing away; dying; death
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to find out; to discover; to locate
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
disaster; calamity; misfortune
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to jump upon (a moving object)