naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
beautiful; good; excellent
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to appear all together; to be all present
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
interception (email); wiretap; bug
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
that kind; competition; match
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
form; method; system; formula
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
agency of fate; power of fate; La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise