(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
will not do; do not; does not
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
preparation; provision; guarding
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
skilled manager; resourceful general
genius; prodigy; natural gift
strategist; tactician; schemer
military campaign; battle; war
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
baton (of command); order; command; direction
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
surely (not); certainly (not)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do