plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
art of war; strategy; tactics
based on; on the basis of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
isolated mountain; departure from a temple
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to set (sun); to become dark
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment