dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
bajiquan (Chinese martial art)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
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
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to begin shooting; to shoot out
with a friendly grin; smilingly
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
foster father; adoptive father
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
occupation; calling; livelihood
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion