delaying tactics / stalling / measures to stave off an attack / stratagem to win a respite
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(lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) / (fig.) slight physical strength
(idiom) childhood friend
(idiom) childhood friend
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
the masses rise to attack it (idiom) / Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
(idiom) the age of 30
(idiom) 60 years old
words from the bottom of one's heart
(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / (fig.) (endure) utter humiliation
lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom) / runaway horse / out of control
(lit.) the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / (fig.) a very slight effort
the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom) / parental love
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom) / fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
(idiom) 60 years old
a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents
intimate friendship / bosom buddies
a match for ten thousand enemies
the root of all evil
(idiom) homesickness
hiding place / hideout
way of life / attitude / modus operandi
see 泰然處之|泰然处之[]
(idiom) mortal danger / fatal disaster
(idiom) the courage born of stirred emotions
to treat a debility according to its nature
in brief / in a word
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) / fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
implication
(of one's words) to have substance
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
(idiom) to speak with conviction
a devastating criticism / to expose hidden motives
hyperbole / exaggeration
(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious / enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no")
modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
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