sword skills; swordsmanship
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
distant; remote; isolated
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
vitality; (one's) life force
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to sustain a serious wound
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
continuation; succession; series
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
activation; invigoration; stimulation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
extensive; vast range; wide scope
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around
paints; painting material
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
all that one has; all that there is; the whole