earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to repeat; to do something over again
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to carry around; to carry on one's person
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of