series of battles; successive battles
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to burrow through; to dig through
no, not like that (but like this)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
smallish; on the small side
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than