favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
correction; revision; amendment
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
student (esp. a university student)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
grandfather; male senior-citizen
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
suddenly; all of a sudden
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
everything; anything; nothing
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
rest; break; recess; intermission
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful