jungle; jungle; jungle music
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 (Taoist 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
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
quarrel; dispute; argument
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
in history; ever; historical
ultimate; final; last; eventual
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
at; in; at; when; by; with
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
technique; art; skill; move
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
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
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
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