Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
at a loss for words; stumped for words
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
hegemony; leadership; initiative
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to acknowledge; to understand; to appreciate
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to keep an eye on; to take care of
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to reason with (a person)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
one's home country; one's homeland
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
fishing industry; fishery
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving