to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
master; teacher; stable master
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
tension; mental strain; nervousness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
again (and again); once again; yet again
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
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
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
opposite side; other side; other party
ill will; malice; evil intent
per-capita division; division according to the number of people