lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
quarrel; dispute; argument
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
in history; ever; historical
ultimate; final; last; eventual
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
technique; art; skill; move
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory