my personal (e.g. opinion)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
professor; teaching; instruction
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
consumption; expenditure; spending
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
research; study; investigation
to ask; to enquire; to query
all you have to do is; just; that's all
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
precondition; prerequisite
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
fire and water; flooding and fire