to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
small arms; light weapons
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
way of asking; way of listening; listener
prospects of victory; chances of success
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to get one's head around; to think about
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(apportioning) in small amounts
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to think too much; to be over-concerned
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
war situation; progress of a battle
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
high and low; rise and fall
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate