money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
living; lifestyle; living room
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to jar; to creak; to grate
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
technique; art; skill; move
rich person; wealthy person
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
like this; in this way; as you see
using all one's strength; using all one's might
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
classical form of martial art
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control