to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
process; course; mechanism
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
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.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
reality; actuality; hard fact
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to support each other; to support one another
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
root; source; origin; cause
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out