strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ancient Japanese martial arts
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
although I say; although one might say; although called
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how long; how much; to what extent
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
practice; practising; training; study
consequence; outcome; result; blame
considerably; fairly; quite
arm; skill; efforts; ability
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting