power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
to talk; to carry meaning
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
difference; discrepancy; variation
verbal promise; one's word
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
something; what; why; how
awkward (difficult) question
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
several weeks; a few weeks
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
stone (used for throwing)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to pierce through; to break through
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove