breathing techniques; breath control
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
until now; so far; up to the present
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
adds force or indicates command
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
commander; commanding officer; CO
speech; expression; wording; language
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
in the background; not standing out
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)