horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
1,000,000; one million; million; many
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
locational advantage; advantageous position
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
viceroy; governor-general
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
descendant; posterity; offspring
older brother; elder brother
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
great man; hero; master mind
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
stationing (troops); occupancy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield