qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)
kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (arch.) pit; (arch.) hole
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the lesser yin (in yin-yang)
the lesser yang (in yin-yang)
Moon; the greater yin (in yin-yang)
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
as if nothing had happened
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
heaven and earth; yin and yang; (the) positive and the negative
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
monopole; singular pole; unipole
initiation into an art or discipline
ocular tension; intraocular pressure; IOP
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
as many (people) as possible
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
this (very thing); this precisely
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
higher rank; better position
unexpected result; upset; surprise
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away