meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
long (time that has passed); old (story)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to put up (a notice); to post
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
composite photograph; photomontage
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
straight-laced person; stubborn person
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
it's not like; it isn't as if
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
manners; behavior; behaviour
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear