smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
king; monarch; ruler; champion
existence; possession; having; limited company
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
righteousness; justice; right
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
land near a castle; castle town
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
imagination; supposition; guess
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
question; inquiry; enquiry
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hundred battles; many battles
war; battle; match; game; competition
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when