wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
hand used like a sword in striking
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
condensed milk; Soviet Union
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
signs of defeat; adverse situation
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to knit one's brows; to frown
passing through without stopping; passing by
calling someone over the phone many times
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout