independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
prejudice; bias; distorted view
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
motive power; driving force
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
payment of debts; repayment
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak; nunchucks
tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
new building; new construction
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp