technique; art; skill; move
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
birth; creation; formation
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
rise and fall; ups and downs
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
secret technique; secret art
never ceasing; never ending; endless
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
long-awaited; much-awaited
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping