to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to come to an end; to close the curtain
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)