essence; true nature; substance; reality
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
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
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
prospects of victory; chances of success
-less; lacking; non-existing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dealing with; coping with
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
this for sure; certainly is
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
life or death; existence; destiny
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
in its entirety; whole; wholly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
logistics; supply; communications
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
materials; data; document
example; exercise (for the reader)