palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
completion; perfection; accomplishment
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
other side; opposite side; other party
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
research; study; investigation
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
light; easy; non-serious; minor
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
overhead kick (in soccer); bicycle kick
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to fight against; to oppose; to face
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
soldier; combatant; warrior