provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
art of war; strategy; tactics
to take command; to give direction
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
active; dynamic; behavioural
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
everything working out as desired
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to be mixed in with; to blend with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
enemy territory; hostile place
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to ask for directions; to ask the way
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin