certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
aggression; invasion; raid
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
family; relatives; dependents; household
experienced; seasoned; veteran
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to call together; to convene
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
early (days); initial stage; initial
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
the same book; the said book; ibid.
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to have a talk; to tell a story
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)