influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
practice; practising; training; study
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
just the other day; quite recently
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
that's the way it is; such is life