to launch a surprise attack
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
breeding; raising; rearing
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
bold; daring; unflappable
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
unusual space; other dimension
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
stepwise; one step at a time
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
preface; introduction; preamble
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
worst; poor and boring; uncool
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
this (very thing); this precisely
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces