Shi Senryaku #1
- Cross the sea under the concealment of broad daylight.
- Attack one foe to win another.
- Kill with a borrowed sword.
- Face the weary in a condition of ease.
- Rob a burning house.
- Feint east, strike west.
- Make something from nothing.
- Take one path while pretending to take another.
- Watch the fire from across the river.
- Hide a sword in a smile.
- One tree falls for another.
- Steal a sheep in passing.
Shi Senryaku #2
- Beat the grass to startle the snakes.
- Borrow a corpse to bring back a spirit.
- Lure a tiger from the mountains.
- Catch your quarry by allowing him to escape.
- Offer a brick in exchange for a jade.
- Catch the chief to nab the bandits.
- Take the firewood from under the pot.
- Fish in troubled waters.
- The gold cicade molts its shell.
- Lock the gates to catch the bandits.
- Make allies at a distance, attack nearby.
- Borrow the right of way to attack the neighbor.
Shi Senryaku #3
- Replace beams with pillars.
- Point at one to scold another.
- Act foolish, be smart.
- Let them climb to the roof, then take away the ladder.
- Make flowers bloom on a tree.
- The guest becomes the host.
- Scheme with beauties.
- Scheme with an empty castle.
- Scheme with double agents.
- Scheme with self-inflicted wounds.
- Chain your enemy's ships together.
- Run away.
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