regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
snake; serpent; large snake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
this; our; right; justice; checking account
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
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)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
art of self-defense (defence)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
state of mind; mentality; psychology
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
blood vessel; blood relationship
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
running water; flowing water; stream
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
continuation; succession; series; continuous
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)