strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
big man; large man; tall man; giant
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
distinctive; characteristic
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
four (long cylindrical things)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
Lu Bu (?-199 AD; Chinese general)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
(in) the air; midair; sky
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
propulsive power; driving force
regulation; adjustment; control
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to take up space; to occupy space
unexpectedly; surprisingly
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to refuse; to decline; to deny
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style