to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
origin; beginning; source; rise
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
many; numerous; various; large number of
objection; dissent; protest
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to wash away; to rinse off