cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
flank military formation; troops stationed on either side of the main army
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
rear guard; second reserve
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
great army; mighty host; whole army
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
wild beast; wild animal; brute
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
disorder; confusion; chaos
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to underrate; to make light of
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
28 mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe