to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
great difference; big difference; wide margin
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
young girl; lass; adolescent female
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
two times; twice; two degrees
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
supply; provision; raising; procurement
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
full capacity; all one's ability
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)