occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
(social) position; status
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
authority; power; influence
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
duty; function; office; mission; task
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
otherwise; or else; if not
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
wounded person; injured person
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly