discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to temper thoroughly; to train well
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
progress; advance; improvement; development
something like ...; something called ...
end of life; death; annihilation
combination; union; binding; bond
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
tottering steps; drunken staggering
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)