trend; tendency; movement; attitude
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
passing through without stopping; passing by
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
casualties; the killed and wounded
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
art of war; strategy; tactics
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
of course; certainly; naturally
even more; still more; further
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to run around; to bustle about