character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
useless resistance; vain struggle
moment by moment; hour by hour
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
clothes; clothing; garments
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly