training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
physical law; laws of physics
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
strong interaction; strong force
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
fast approach; quick intimacy
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
much less; to say nothing of
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
alchemy; art of making elixirs
chakra (centers of spiritual power in the human body, in Indian thought)
calculated; premeditated; considered
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
guidance; showing the way; massage; tao yin; Taoist Neigong
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)