why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first meeting; first contest between
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
pride; dignity; self-respect
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
way of speaking; intimation
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
classical form of martial art
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
height (of body); stature
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
threat; intimidation; menace
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
rather; better; instead; if anything
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)