to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
due form; official; formality
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
personal; individual; private
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
technique; art; skill; move
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
favorable review; favourable review
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
specialization; specialisation
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
evil spirit; demon; devil
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
cyborg; cybernetic organism
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
fucking; screwing; having sex
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
switching over to; migration; transition
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)